Voyager 2 by Jackson Eli Tomaszewski

visited Saturn June 5, 1981

Launched August 20, 1977

encountered Jupiter April 25, 1979

mission was to view Jupiter and Saturn

was supposed to only take 4 years

took 34 years instead

discovered 3 moons

Adrastea+Metis discovered in orbits outside Jupiter's rings

Thebe found in between Amalthea+Io

gained info on Europa

learned about Europa’s intersecting linear features

crustal shifting

believed to have a thin layer of ice on an ocean about 30 miles below surface

July 9, 1979 made its closest approach to Jupiter

science instrument failed to deploy

worked anyway

conducted evaluations of Saturn’s main moons Titan and Enceladus, also Iapetus, Hyperion, Helene, Dione, Calypso, Mimas, Pandora, Atlas, Janus, Epimetheus, Telesto, Tethys, Rhea, and Pheobe

flyby of the moon Enceladus at just 87,010 km.

made closest approach to Saturn August 25, 1981

final observation of Saturn made September 25, 1981.