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100 1 _aUnited States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
245 1 0 _aPioneer Saturn Encounter
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2017-10-07
508 _aProduced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Pioneer Saturn Encounter" by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is a scientific publication that documents the groundbreaking achievements of the Pioneer 11 spacecraft, which conducted the first flyby of Saturn in the late 1970s. This book encompasses the significant findings and stunning imagery captured by the spacecraft during its mission and provides insights into Saturn's rings, moons, and magnetic environment, marking a pivotal point in the field of planetary science. The publication outlines the history, journey, and scientific discoveries made during the Pioneer Saturn mission. It details how Pioneer 11 leveraged gravitational assists from Jupiter to reach Saturn and highlights the technologically advanced instruments used to capture images and measure various physical characteristics of Saturn and its system. Among the discoveries are detailed observations of Saturn's rings, the identification of new ring structures like the F-ring and G-ring, and assessments of Titan, Saturn's largest moon. The book also discusses the overall results of the mission, which have deepened our understanding of Saturn's atmosphere, temperatures, and magnetic field, paving the way for future explorations by subsequent spacecraft. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSaturn probes
653 _aPioneer (Space probes)
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55695
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