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[Guest_Zvezdichko_*]

This is something interesting. But knowing the harsh radiation environment of the giant, I don't know whether it could be used at all. I suppose that a plunge into the atmosphere then achieving a trajectory which leads to a direct encounter with a moon could be used for a lander... Or for a long-living orbiter.

[Juramike]

Would such a plan work for getting something quickly/easily to Titan?

Maybe one could envision two aerobraking maneuvers: one at Saturn, then a second at Titan.

1) Probe enters over the pole of Saturn.
2) Closest approach/highest atmospheric drag would be in the ring plane (which due to atmospheric drag at this low altitiude would be pretty much devoid of particles in the ring plane)
3) Probe exits over opposite pole of Saturn.
4) The probes farthest point is at Titan's position
5) Probe enters Titan's atmosphere for second aerobraking maneuver(s) to park it in Titan orbit.