1h 21min, aug 26, 1981 y - Saturn flyby
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Even though those were all found by Voyager 1,The space capsule, Voyager 2 provided more detailed images of the "spokes" and kinks as well as the F-ring and its shepherding moons.The data suggested that Saturn's A-ring might be about 300 meters thick. Voyager 2 have also photographed its moons: Hyperion, Enceladus, Tethys, and Phoebe as well as the more recently discovered Helene, Telesto and Calypso.
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1h 21min, aug 26, 1981 y
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~ 43 years ago
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