Project Gutenberg 2017-10-07 Public domain in the USA. 111 United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration N.A.S.A. United States. National Aeronautics and Space Agency NASA 81600506 Pioneer Saturn Encounter Reading ease score: 51.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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.) en Saturn probes Pioneer (Space probes) QB Text Browsing: Science - Astronomy Browsing: Science - General 81961 82050 2024-09-23T07:09:40.090652 2023-09-24T05:50:46.349132 text/html text/html 75624 2017-10-07T16:35:46 text/html 2340573 2024-09-23T07:09:45.677625 application/epub+zip 2339593 2024-09-23T07:09:42.689665 application/epub+zip 92354 2024-09-23T07:09:41.261658 application/epub+zip 2374997 2024-09-23T07:09:47.515684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2360662 2024-09-23T07:09:44.468640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118768 2022-08-25T06:50:55.138982 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 57251 57162 2024-09-23T07:09:39.559662 2023-09-24T05:50:45.778120 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 57724 2017-10-07T16:35:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 20198 2017-10-07T16:36:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 57575 2017-10-07T16:36:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 20135 2017-10-07T16:36:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20056 2024-09-23T07:09:47.648616 application/rdf+xml 11896 2024-09-23T07:09:41.342664 image/jpeg 2465 2024-09-23T07:09:41.301646 image/jpeg 2163616 2017-10-07T16:36:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 2173505 2024-09-23T07:09:40.170673 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia