Voyager magnetometer measurements map Jupiter's powerful magnetic field.
Historical person
Norman F. Ness Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Norman F. Ness, based on 6 World History Database records associated with United States of America.
Chronological biography
1979
1980
Voyager 1 measures Saturn's magnetic field during the close flyby.
1986
Finds Uranus has an unusually tilted and offset magnetic field.
Voyager 2 magnetometer data reveal a strongly tilted and offset Uranian magnetic field.
1989
Voyager 2 magnetometer data show Neptune's magnetic field is strongly tilted and offset from the planet.
Measures Neptune's tilted magnetic field during the Voyager 2 encounter.
Titles and roles
Physicist
Record provenance
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