July 9, 1979: Voyager 2’s Jupiter visit
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On July 9, 1979, NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft came within 404,003 miles (650,180 kilometers) of Jupiter. Launched in August 1977, the Voyager probes were originally planned to study Jupiter and Saturn. Voyager 1 arrived at Jupiter in March 1979, and Voyager 2 followed a few months later. Equipped with narrow- and wide-angle cameras, an interferometer, Continue reading "July 9, 1979: Voyager 2’s Jupiter visit" The post July 9, 1979: Voyager 2’s Jupiter visit appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .
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