Category: Science - Physics
The Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft, launched in 1972 and 1973, respectively, were well named: they made the first crossings of the asteroid belt and were the first to encounter Jupiter and its intense radiation belts. Pioneer 11’s trajectory, bent into a hairpin curve by Jupiter...
The Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft, launched in 1972 and 1973, respectively, were well named: they made the first crossings of the asteroid belt and were the first to encounter Ju...
2. Part 2Electrical currents set up within the metallic hydrogen shell produce Saturn’s magnetic field, which was measured by Pioneer. In spite of Saturn’s large size, the magnetic field...