Voyager 1 has accomplished a lot during its long life.
that had caused the spacecraft to rely on a defunct computer, which led to the probe sending gibberish data home to Earth.
Although mission personnel have gotten the spacecraft back on track, they're still looking into what triggered the switch, according to a NASA statement.in April 1978 and made its closest approach to the massive planet in March 1979. The spacecraft also caught glimpses of Jupiter's moons, including Io, the strange volcanic surface of which Voyager 1 unveiled.and its largest moon, Titan, making its flyby in November 1979, just over two years after launch.
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