Plans for Pioneer 11's approach to Saturn are described. A flyby somewhat parallel to the ring plane is being proposed as an interim target, with a future option held for a possible high risk (or suicide) plunge through the nearly transparent space between Saturn and its rings.


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    Title :

    Pioneer 11's encounter with Jupiter and mission to Saturn


    Contributors:
    Dyer, J. W. (author)

    Conference:

    Intern. Astronautical Federation 26th Congr ; 1975 ; Lisbon, Portugal


    Publication date :

    1975-09-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English