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.