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Pioneer to Saturn

Patrick Moore and Dr Garry Hunt discuss the American probe Pioneer II's attempt at surveying Saturn and its rings from close range. (1979)

The American probe Pioneer II, which byed the planet Jupiter in 1974, made its closest approach to Saturn on 1 September 1979 after a journey which has taken it right across the Solar System. Patrick Moore and Dr Garry Hunt discuss the first-ever attempt at surveying Saturn and the rings from close range. (1979)

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20 minutes

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Sat 22 Sep 1979 16:20
BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire

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Credits

Presenter Patrick Moore
Participant Dr Garry Hunt
Producer Patricia Wood

Broadcasts

  • Wed 19 Sep 1979 23:45
    BBC One
  • Sat 22 Sep 1979 16:20
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire

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