Jupiter's Great Red Spot captured by NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft in March 1979.

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Voyager 1 made its closest approach to Jupiter in 1979

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view of sunlight refracted through Jupiter's upper atmosphere and rings as seen by Voyager 2 in July 1979

Dec 2019 ⋅

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Watching the Solar Eclipse in Winnipeg, February 26, 1979.

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First ever image of a black hole: a CNRS researcher had simulated it as early as 1979.

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In 1979, Voyager 1 made one of its most significant discoveries: a volcanic plume erupting over Jupiter

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(c. 1979)

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Jupiter with Io and Europa [820 x 540] Picture taken by Voyager 1 on Feb. 13, 1979

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Europa in front of the Great Red Spot of Jupiter (composed of several images taken by Voyager 1 in 1979

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Jupiter and its satellite Io taken by Voyager 2, June 1979. [1,974 x 1,565]

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Jupiter's rings were discovered in 1979 by the passing Voyager 1 spacecraft, but their origin was a mystery

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Hubble's primary mirror being polished to almost the right shape in 1979...

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Europa and Jupiter's Great Red Spot, Voyager 1, March 3, 1979. (xpost r/space)

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Jupiter's 'Great Red Spot' as seen from Voyager 1 in 1979. [3,000 x 2,534]

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NGC 2264 - Christmas Tree Area [1979x1964]

Feb 2017 ⋅

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Reprocessed view by Bjorn Jonsson of imagery made by Voyager 1 in 1979 [1825x1190]

Aug 2014 ⋅

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