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Voyager 2 Image Of Saturn

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This approximate natural-color image from NASA’s Voyager 2 shows Saturn, its rings, and four of its icy satellites. Three satellites Tethys, Dione, and Rhea are visible against the darkness of

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40 Years Ago: Voyager 2 Explores Saturn

Although Voyager 1’s primary mission was to explore Jupiter and Saturn, the Grand Tour paved the way for an ambitious exploration of all the outer solar system planets by

Looks back at Saturn Three days after making its closest approach – on August 25, 1981 – Voyager 2 turned its cameras on Saturn and returned spectacular images of the

The Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft explored Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune before starting their journey toward interstellar space. Here you’ll find some of those iconic

Voyager 1 followed suit about two weeks later on Sept. 5. While Voyager 1 primarily focused on Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager 2 visited both gas giants and then ventured

Voyager 2 captured the images for this view of Saturn on July 12, 1981. Three moons are visible: Rhea below the disk, and Tethys and Enceladus on the

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Original image data dated on or about 29 August 1981. Explore related images: Bruce Murray Space Image Library, Data art, Explaining image processing, Full-globe view, Outer planets

Voyager 2 took this image of Saturn on Aug. 11, 1981, when the spacecraft was 9.1 million miles from Earth. (Image credit: NASA/JPL) What it is: Saturn, the seventh planet

This image from NASA’s Voyager 2, taken Aug. 18, 1981, from a distance of 6.8 million kilometers (4.2 million miles), shows the region extending from 20 north latitude to

Even though it arrived at Jupiter 4 months later, Voyager 2 actually left Earth before Voyager 1. Voyager 2’s objectives were the same as Voyager 1, and they both ended up collecting about

This montage of images of the Saturnian system was prepared from an assemblage of images taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft during its Saturn encounter in

Ganymede and Jupiter Ganyemede casts a shadow on Jupiter in this image created from multiple Voyager 2 images. See the image page for more details. Image: NASA / JPL / Ian Regan. Over

Voyager 2 Color Image of Enceladus, Almost Full Disk

In 1981, NASA’s Voyager 2 first photographed the ring spokes. Hubble continues observing Saturn annually as the spokes come and go. This cycle has been captured by

After its encounter with Saturn, Voyager 2 headed to Uranus. Voyager 2 came within 101,000 kilometers (63,000 miles) of Saturn. Voyager 2 noticed changes in Saturn’s atmosphere since the Voyager 1 encounter and

Voyager 2 took this image of Saturn’s huge moon Titan on Aug. 23, 1981. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) The Voyagers, meanwhile, continue to explore the dark depths of

Voyager 2 Saturn's Flyby (1981) by BrokenHourglass17 on DeviantArt

This Voyager 2 image, taken Aug. 18 from a distance of 6.8 million kilometers (4.2 million miles), shows the region extending from 20 north latitude to Saturn’s polar region.

Voyager 2 radioed thousands of images and voluminous amounts of other scientific data on the planet, its moons, rings, atmosphere, interior and the magnetic environment

Three days after its closest approach, Voyager 2 turned its camera on a partially backlit Saturn, returning stunning photographs from 2.1 million miles away. On Sept. 4, it imaged the tiny moon Phoebe from 1.3

This Voyager 2 image, taken Aug. 18 from a distance of 6.8 million kilometers (4.2 million miles), shows the region extending from 20 north latitude to Saturn?s polar region.

Voyager 2 images of Jupiter, left, and Saturn with its rings and several of its moons. Credit: NASA. Voyager 2 conducted its observations of Jupiter between April 24 and Aug. 5, 1979, making its closest approach of

NASA used three Voyager 2 images — taken through ultraviolet, violet and green filters — to make this photograph of Saturn. The Voyager probes’ pictures of Miranda, Uranus’

The image on the left was obtained by Voyager 2 on Aug. 22, 1981. The image on the right was obtained by Cassini on Nov. 2, 2008. Credit: NASA/JPL and NASA/JPL/SSI.

This color Voyager 2 image mosaic shows the water-ice-covered surface of Enceladus, one of Saturn’s icy moons. Enceladus‘ diameter of just 500 km would fit across the

Voyager 2 obtained this high-resolution picture of Saturn’s rings Aug. 22, when the spacecraft was 4 million kilometers (2.5 million

Voyager 2 close-up of Saturn’s cloud tops in false color. The image was made by combining green and violet filter images taken on 19 August 1981, one week before closest approach. The

The twin spacecraft Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched by NASA in separate months in the summer of 1977 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. As originally designed, the

In this Voyager 2 image of Saturn, obtained Aug. 11, 1981, from a range of 14.7 million kilometers (9.1 million miles), north is at the upper right edge of the disc. Seen above

Voyager 2 at Saturn. Saturn storms observed by Voyager 2 on Aug. 5, 2004. Voyager 1 and 2 observed radio signals from lightning which were interpreted as being from a