Best of Pioneer: A Look at Mankind's First Encounters With Jupiter and Saturn http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Though not well remembered, Pioneer 10 and 11 were the first spacecraft to ever pass through the asteroid belt and encounter the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn. Here, we take a look at some of these exploratory probes' best images and scientific data and learn their incredible story.



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