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The Sky at Night•Season 23•Episode 10

Pioneer to Saturn

Sep 19, 1979

The American probe Pioneer II. which by-passed the planet Jupiter in 1974, made the 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

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Season 23 Episodes13

Venus Explored

The Man who Mapped the Nebulae

Is Life on Earth Unique?

The Space Between the Stars

Voyager to Jupiter

Looking at the Weather from Space

X-Rays from Space

Voyager 2 Reaches Jupiter

The Zodiac

Pioneer to Saturn

Observing the Sun

The Message of Starlight

UFOs - fact or fantasy?

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Episode Summary

"Pioneer to Saturn" is episode 10 of The Sky at Night season 23. It aired on September 19, 1979.

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