Pioneer to Saturn
The Sky at Night · Season 23 · Episode 10
The American probe Pioneer II. which by-passed the planet Jupiter in 1974, made the closest approach to Saturn on 1 September 1979. after a journey which has taken it right across the Solar System. Patrick Moore and Dr Garry Hunt discuss the first-ever attempt at surveying Saturn and the rings from close range.
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Season
23
Episode
10
Air Date
19/Sep/1979
Air Time
22:00
Runtime
—
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The American probe Pioneer II. which by-passed the planet Jupiter in 1974, made the closest approach to Saturn on 1 September 1979. after a journey which has taken it right across the Solar System. Patrick Moore and Dr Garry Hunt discuss the first-ever attempt at surveying Saturn and the rings from close range.
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