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On This Day August 25 1981 – The Voyager 2 Spacecraft Made Its Closest Approach to Saturn

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On This Day August 25 1981 – The Voyager 2 Spacecraft Made Its Closest Approach to Saturn.

On this day August 25 1981, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft made its closest approach to Saturn, flying within 41 thousand kilometers of the gas giant. Launched in 1977, Voyager 2 had already passed by Jupiter in 1979 and was continuing its historic journey through the outer solar system.

The spacecraft sent back thousands of detailed photographs and scientific data, revealing previously unseen structures in Saturn’s rings, dozens of new ringlets, and several additional moons. Voyager 2's...
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