Today in the history of astronomy, Vyzer 2 creates his nearest view to Jupiter.
The azer probe (shown here in the interpretation of an artist) was originally to visit Shani and Jupiter, but his success sent them to Uranus, Neptur and Interstaller Space. Credit: Kevin Gill/Wikimedia
- Yazor 2 closely studied Jupiter in July 1979.
- It turned out that Jupiter has a thin ring system.
- Yazor 2 found evidence of a sub -ocean ocean on Jupiter’s Moon Europea.
- Its discoveries of Jupiter allowed Uranus and Neptune for mission extensions.
On July 9, 1979, NASA’s Vyzer 2 spacecraft came within 404,003 miles (650,180 km) of Jupiter. Launched in August 1977, the Vyzer investigation was originally planned to study Jupiter and Saturn. The Vyzer arrived at Jupiter on 1 March 1979, and the Yazor 2 followed a few months later. Narrows and wide-angle cameras, an interferometer, an ultraviolet spectrometer, a magnetometer, and more equipped, the Vyzer 2 showed that the Great Red Spot was a storm system and revealed the thin ring system of Jupiter. Its examination of the Moon of the gas giants included confirming the active volcano on the Moon IO and taking the high-resolution images of Europe, which suggested an ocean under its icy crust. Its success allowed the Vyzer 2 to expand his mission, which became the only spacecraft to investigate the close-up of Uranus and Neptune before the journey continued in the Intersteller Space.
