What is "kronos"

Kronos can refer to:

• Cronus, a Titan, the father of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter, and Hera.

In computing, technology and science

• Kronos, Annual Tech Fest of ITM University (Gwalior)
• CDC Kronos, an operating system with time-sharing capabilities, written by the Control Data Corporation in the 1970s
• Kronos (computer), a secret 32-bit graphical workstation developed in the Soviet Union in the mid-1980s.
• Kronos Incorporated, a workforce management software and hardware company
• Korg Kronos, a music workstation synthesizer
• Kronos: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Synthesis, published between 1975-1988
• Kronos (spacecraft) A proposed space mission to Saturn

In entertainment

• Kronos (band), a brutal death metal band from France
• Kronos (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
• Kronos Quartet, a string quartet founded by violinist David Harrington in 1973

In film and television

• ''Kronos ''(film), a 1957 science fiction film
• Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter, a 1974 horror film
• Kronos (Highlander), a fictional character from Highlander: The Series, portrayed by actor Valentine Pelka
• In the Doctor Who serial, The Time Monster, a creature from outside time that feeds on time itself
• In The Incredibles, the plot concocted by Syndrome, the supervillain of the film
• In the Star Trek universe, another spelling of Qo'noS, the Klingon homeworld

In video games

• Kronos Digital Entertainment, a video game developer
• In Age of Mythology: The Titans, a character with the ability to time-shift buildings
• In God of War (video game), the last Titan and the cruel father of Zeus
• The name of a character in The Last Express, played by Mujahid Abdul-Rashid
• In the video game Xena: Warrior Princess (video game), a level of the game
• In Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness, the name of a technologically-advanced organization

Other

• Kronos Racing, a Belgian rally team
• Kronos Foods, a manufacturer of gyros

Kronos (aka Kronos, Destroyer of the Universe) is a 1957 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film from Regal Films, produced by Irving Block, Louis DeWitt, Kurt Neumann, and Jack Rabin, directed by Kurt Neumann, and starring Jeff Morrow and Barbara Lawrence. Kronos was distributed by 20th Century Fox.

Since the film's release, it has been widely praised both for its above-average story line and its farsighted portrayal of the consequences of over-consumption of both natural and man-made resources; it has achieved minor cult status as a result.

Kronos is a 32-bit workstation of a proprietary architecture developed in the mid-1980s in Akademgorodok, a research center of the Russian Academy of Science near Novosibirsk.

Kronos is a brutal death metal band from France. Their name is a reference to the titan Cronus, the father of Zeus in greek mythology.

Kronos, also spelled as Chronos, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Iron Man #55 (Feb. 1973) and was created by Jim Starlin.

Kronos is a proposed mission to Saturn. It is aimed at detailed study of the chemical composition of the Saturn's atmosphere, gravity and magnetic fields. The proposal consists of the solar-powered carrier spacecraft, two atmospheric probes and (possibly) two small probes for the close-up imaging of the Saturnian rings. Kronos was proposed as a part of collaboration between NASA and ESA.

After the launch at some date after 2015 and several flybys of Venus, Earth and Jupiter, Kronos would arrive at Saturn. The cruise time depends on chosen trajectory and is from 6 to 17 years. In the vicinity of Saturn two atmospheric probes are to be released, entering the atmosphere of Saturn and obtaining information on chemical composition (including isotopic ratios), temperature, wind speeds and cloud structure to pressures down to 10 bar. Two rings probes, if implemented, would also be released in order to provide images of ring particles from a very close distance (a few kilometers). The carrier spacecraft is proposed to fly by Saturn at a close distance obtaining precision information on the gravitational and magnetic fields of Saturn as well as on the atmospheric circulation and deep composition of the atmosphere.

The carrier spacecraft design closely follows that of Juno orbiter of Jupiter including solar panels. The proposed design of the descend probes will be similar to that of the Galileo's atmospheric Entry Probe. The mission will be generally based on the existing technology.