Voyager I and II Are Still Kicking!!
They Have Seen So Much
12 min readNov 29, 2024
This is a brief conversation with Advanced Google Gemini about them.
I just read an article on the two Voyager spacecraft. Can you summarize their findings thus far?
It seems like you’re interested in the incredible journeys and discoveries of the Voyager spacecraft! You’re right to be impressed, they’ve been going strong since 1977 and are still sending back data from interstellar space! Here’s a summary of some of their key findings:
Jupiter:
- Active volcanoes on Io: This was a huge surprise! It was the first time active volcanoes were seen on another body in our solar system.
- The Great Red Spot is a complex storm: Voyager helped us understand the dynamics of this massive, long-lived storm.
- Jupiter’s rings: Voyager 1 discovered a faint ring system around Jupiter.
Saturn:
- Intricate ring structure: Voyager 1 revealed the complex structure of Saturn’s rings, including “shepherd moons” that help maintain the rings’ shapes.
- New moons: Several new moons were discovered orbiting Saturn.
- Titan’s atmosphere: Voyager 1 found that Titan…