Explorations in 2009
January 14 The Stardust spacecraft got a gravitational “kick” when it flew past Earth. After gathering particles from Comet Wild
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Explorations of Minor Bodies
Galileo is best known for its reconnaissance of Jupiter. As it transited the asteroid belt en route to Jupiter, though,
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Explorations of Outer Planets
Voyager images (clockwise from top left) of Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and NeptuneVoyager 1 and 2 conducted a “grand tour” of
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Explorations of the Inner Solar System
Lunar farside, 1959In 1962, the American Mariner 2 staged the first successful encounter with another planet when it flew past
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