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Northrop et al. 1980

Northrop, T.G., Opp, A.G. and Wolfe, J.H. (1980). Pioneer II Saturn Encounter. Journal of Geophysical Research 85: doi: 10.1029/JA080i011p05651. issn: 0148-0227.

Pioneer 11, later named Pioneer Saturn, reached its point of closest approach to Saturn on September 1, 1979. Pioneer Saturn carried 11 operating scientific instruments. The 2.293-GHz telemetry carrier was also used for a radio occultation experiment and a celestial mechanics experiment. The pioneer Saturn scientific instruments, objectives, and principal investigators are listed.

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