pio11_v_c_o_TPMBK (AC79-9103)
“Color image of Saturn and its rings taken by the Pioneer 11 spacecraft at a range of 5,464,000 kilometers (3,395,170 miles) presents many new features of the planet. For example, the Encke Division in the outer ring of the rings is clearly resolved where previously it was blended with the Cassini Division between the two major rings. The belted structure of the planet is also beginning to emerge. A small dark spot at about 5 o'clock is due to a small bit of incorrect data which can be corrected on future reproductions. A small notch at the edge of the planet about 11 o'clock could either be a small bit of missing data or the shadow of a moon. The image was made on Monday, August 27, and has been processed by a team of experimenters at the University of Arizona.”
pio11_v_c_o_TPMBK (AC79-9103)
“Color image of Saturn and its rings taken by the Pioneer 11 spacecraft at a range of 5,464,000 kilometers (3,395,170 miles) presents many new features of the planet. For example, the Encke Division in the outer ring of the rings is clearly resolved where previously it was blended with the Cassini Division between the two major rings. The belted structure of the planet is also beginning to emerge. A small dark spot at about 5 o'clock is due to a small bit of incorrect data which can be corrected on future reproductions. A small notch at the edge of the planet about 11 o'clock could either be a small bit of missing data or the shadow of a moon. The image was made on Monday, August 27, and has been processed by a team of experimenters at the University of Arizona.”