Voyager missions Flashcards
1
Q
What was the Voyager mission?
A
Spacecraft launched from Earth in 1977. Initial goal was to study Jupiter and Saturn.
Voyager 2 continued on and studied Uranus and Neptune as well.
2
Q
How often do Jupiter and Saturn align?
A
Every 175 years.
3
Q
Exploration of plants
A
Voyager 1 had a trajectory designed to visit jupiter and Saturn, with specific focus on Jupiter’s moon Titan
Voyager 2 also went on to look at Uranus and Neptune.
4
Q
The Golden Records
A
Record includes:
Instructions in pictographs on how to listen to it and decode the images
Greetings in 55 languages
A series of sounds of earth including laughter and whale sounds
115 images depicting the anatomy of humans and images of earth
