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A (vertical) triptych of Jupiter images captured by Pioneer 10. All three photos show white, orange, and tan cloud bands. The Great Red Spot is on the left limb of the planet in the top photo, and moves towards the center in images 2 and 3. In addition, the shadow of an inner moon moves across the face of the planet.

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A (vertical) triptych of Jupiter images captured by Pioneer 10. All three photos show white, orange, and tan cloud bands. The Great Red Spot is on the left limb of the planet in the top photo, and moves towards the center in images 2 and 3. In addition, the shadow of an inner moon moves across the face of the planet.
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Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 02-Mar-2023 13:54:02 UTC Robert McNees

The Pioneer 10 spacecraft launched #OTD in 1972.
It was a mission of firsts: passing through the asteroid belt, visiting Jupiter, crossing the orbits of Neptune and then Pluto. We detected a last, faint signal on January 23, 2003. Now it belongs to the cosmos.
Images: NASA

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