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Mission archive1979 · Jupiter / Galileans · read-only playback

Voyager 1 at Jupiter

Cross the Jovian system with Voyager 1 through moon encounters, closest approach, and discoveries that rewrote Jupiter.

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Feb 25 — Mar 15, 1979

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5 mission chapters

  1. 01Approach
  2. 02Moon encounters
  3. 03Jupiter closest approach
  4. 04Discovery highlights
  5. 05Departure toward Saturn

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