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[Pioneer Trajectory] [Ring Plane Crossing] [The Perils of Pioneer 11]

When Pioneer 11 reached Saturn in 1979, it passed through the ring plane on both the inward and outward legs of its journey.

Graphic created by Michael Gallagher based on an account in:
The Pioneer Missions by Hamish Lindsay
Saturn image taken by Hubble Space Telescope. Source:
Cassini-Huygens: Multimedia-Images