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Pages in category "Films set in Utah" The following 104 pages are in this category, out of 104 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 6 Angels;
Voyager 2 ' s closest approach to Jupiter occurred at 22:29 UT on July 9, 1979. [3] It came within 570,000 km (350,000 mi) of the planet's cloud tops. [41] Jupiter's Great Red Spot was revealed as a complex storm moving in a counterclockwise direction. Other smaller storms and eddies were found throughout the banded clouds.
Artist's depiction of Pioneer 10, the first spacecraft to visit Jupiter. The exploration of Jupiter has been conducted via close observations by automated spacecraft.It began with the arrival of Pioneer 10 into the Jovian system in 1973, and, as of 2024, has continued with eight further spacecraft missions in the vicinity of Jupiter and two more en route.
Pages in category "Films set in 1979" The following 96 pages are in this category, out of 96 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 3 from Hell;
The impact of a meteoroid on Jupiter was first captured on March 5, 1979, 17:45:24 UTC by the Voyager 1 spacecraft, which recorded a rapid flicker of light in the planet's atmosphere. Cook and Duxbury estimated that the mass of the meteoroid was about 11 kg.
Jupiter MOID 0.012 AU (1,800,000 km) [ 5 ] Comet 81P/Wild , also known as Wild 2 (pronounced "vilt two") ( / ˈ v ɪ l t / VILT ), is a comet with a period of 6.4 years named after Swiss astronomer Paul Wild , who discovered it on January 6, 1978, using a 40-cm Schmidt telescope at Zimmerwald , Switzerland.
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In May 1974, Pioneer was retargeted to fly past Jupiter on a north–south trajectory, enabling a Saturn flyby in 1979. The maneuver used 17 lb (7.7 kg) of propellant, lasted 42 minutes and 36 seconds, and increased Pioneer 11 's speed by 230 km/h. [ 28 ]