Voyager 2 came within 101,000 kilometers (63,000 miles) of Saturn. Voyager 2 noticed changes in Saturn’s atmosphere since the Voyager 1 encounter and took more detailed images of the planet’s rings. Voyager 2 was downlinking at a rate of 44.8 kilobits per second. After its encounter with Saturn, Voyager 2 headed to Uranus.
Voyager 2 came within 101,000 kilometers (63,000 miles) of Saturn. Voyager 2 noticed changes in Saturn’s atmosphere since the Voyager 1 encounter and took more detailed images of the planet’s rings. Voyager 2 was downlinking at a rate of 44.8 kilobits per second. After its encounter with Saturn, Voyager 2 headed to Uranus.
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