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THE EYE OF JUPITER
NASA launched the Voyager 1 spacecraft to study the
outer planets 40 years ago this month (confusingly, it
was sent two weeks after Voyager 2). The spacecraft
sent back the first ever close-up photos of Jupiter
and Saturn, including this iconic image of Jupiter’s
Great Red Spot. Voyager 1 is still operational
and communicating with Earth, even
though it has now left the solar system
and is exploring interstellar space.
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