Photographing
Voyager 1 began photographing Jupiter. These images displayed more about the planet’s moons, magnetic fields, and rings. Volcanic activity was also captured, which was previously only observed on Earth.
Photographing
Backing It Up
When Voyager 2 was on its own journey and flew past Jupiter in 1979, it backed up what its sister probe had observed. The spacecraft also observed the Great Red Spot, which is the location of our solar system’s biggest anticyclonic storm.
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Backing It Up