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1 day ago · Voyager 1 ' s mission included a flyby of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, which had long been known to have an atmosphere. Images taken by Pioneer 11 in 1979 had indicated the atmosphere was substantial and complex, further increasing interest. The Titan flyby occurred as the spacecraft entered the system to avoid any possibility of damage closer ...
- September 5, 1977, 12:56:00 UTC
- Titan IIIE
- 815 kg (1,797 lb)
7 hours ago · Pluto is one of the most contrastive bodies in the Solar System, with as much contrast as Saturn's moon Iapetus. The color varies from charcoal black, to dark orange and white. [105] Pluto's color is more similar to that of Io with slightly more orange and significantly less red than Mars . [106]
- 4.743 km/s
- Clyde W. Tombaugh
- February 18, 1930
- Lowell Observatory
