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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Foreword 1
Introduction 3
The Planet 4
The Rings 12
The Satellites 20
A Glimpse Back 32
The Voyager Mission 36
MISSION OBJECTIVES 36
SPACECRAFT CHARACTERISTICS 36
SATURN ENCOUNTER 36
Scientific Highlights 38
SATURN 38
RINGS 38
NEW SATELLITES 38
INNER SATELLITES 38
TITAN 39
OUTER SATELLITES 39
MAGNETOSPHERE 39
Scientific Investigations 40

COVER: Saturn and two of its moons, Tethys (above) and Dione (below), were photographed by Voyager 1 on November 3, 1980, from 13 million kilometers (8 million miles). The shadow of Tethys is cast onto the cloudtops in the upper right corner of the image.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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