Voyager at Saturn: The Rings
Maker and role
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Maker
California Institute of Technology. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Maker
Production date
1981
Object detail
Accession number
ART-2018-12.1
Maker
Description
Colour poster of images of the Rings of Saturn as taken by Voyager space craft. Photos are against a black background with colour horizontal lines.
Photos are captioned as:
Saturn's rings encircle the planet with elegant precision. At top, the shadow of Saturn falls across the rings, while below left, the shadow of the rings falls across Saturn. At right, the Color-enhanced images showing the underside of the rings reveal previously unknown detail. Voyager discovered that Saturn's rings are composed of hundreds of tiny ringlets.'
Printer information across bottom:
'JPL 400-114C 8/81'
'[star] U.S. GPO: 1981-784-797'
Photos are captioned as:
Saturn's rings encircle the planet with elegant precision. At top, the shadow of Saturn falls across the rings, while below left, the shadow of the rings falls across Saturn. At right, the Color-enhanced images showing the underside of the rings reveal previously unknown detail. Voyager discovered that Saturn's rings are composed of hundreds of tiny ringlets.'
Printer information across bottom:
'JPL 400-114C 8/81'
'[star] U.S. GPO: 1981-784-797'
Media/Materials
Physical description
1 poster : colour ; 61 x 91 cm
Credit Line
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration et al. 1981. Voyager at Saturn: The Rings, ART-2018-12.1. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
Production place
Pasadena
California
United States of America
North America
Americas
California
United States of America
North America
Americas
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