The Sky at Night
Season 23 Episode 10 - Pioneer to Saturn
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1957
Documentary, News
The American probe Pioneer II. which by-passed the planet Jupiter in 1974, made the closest approach to Saturn on 1 September 1979. after a journey which has taken it right across the Solar System. Patrick Moore and Dr Garry Hunt discuss the first-ever attempt at surveying Saturn and the rings from close range.
Episodes in Season 23
1
Venus Explored
2
The Man who Mapped the Nebulae
3
Is Life on Earth Unique?
4
The Space Between the Stars
5
Voyager to Jupiter
6
Looking at the Weather from Space
7
X-Rays from Space
8
Voyager 2 Reaches Jupiter
9
The Zodiac
10
Pioneer to Saturn
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11
Observing the Sun
12
The Message of Starlight
13
