Bradford A. Smith Biography and Timeline

Earth-Moon Single-Frame Image

Voyager 1 records the first spacecraft image showing Earth and the Moon together in a single frame.

Jupiter Clouds

Leads Voyager imaging studies revealing detailed structures in Jupiter's belts, zones and storms.

Role range: 1931-2018

Great Red Spot Close Imaging

Voyager 1 obtains detailed images of the Great Red Spot and surrounding turbulent cloud motions.

Jupiter Ring Discovery

Voyager 1 imagery reveals the faint ring encircling Jupiter.

Role range: 1931-2018

Saturn Ring Imaging

Voyager 1 images Saturn's rings and reveals intricate ring structure.

Role range: 1977-1989

Atlas Discovery

Voyager science imagery identifies the small Saturnian moon later named Atlas.

Braided F Ring

Voyager 1 images reveal the complex braided appearance of Saturn's narrow F ring.

Shepherd Moon Pair

Voyager imaging shows small moons gravitationally confining material around Saturn's F ring.

Miranda Close-Up Imaging

Voyager 2 returns unprecedented close images of Miranda during the Uranus encounter.

Uranus Imaging

Leads Voyager imaging work during the Uranus encounter.

Role range: 1977-1989

Uranian Shepherd Moons

Voyager imagery identifies small moons associated with the confinement of Uranus's narrow rings.

Neptune Imaging

Leads imaging observations of Neptune, its storms and rings.

Role range: 1977-1989

Great Dark Spot Imaging

Voyager 2 images reveal the Earth-sized Great Dark Spot in Neptune's atmosphere.

Neptune Ring Arcs

Voyager observations resolve concentrated bright arcs embedded within Neptune's Adams ring.

Lesser Dark Spot

Voyager 2 images reveal a smaller dark atmospheric storm on Neptune in addition to the Great Dark Spot.

Methane Ice Clouds

Voyager imaging identifies bright methane-ice clouds suspended high in Neptune's exceptionally clear atmosphere.

Neptune Atmospheric Activity

Voyager imaging shows that Neptune is unexpectedly meteorologically active despite receiving little solar energy.

Neptune Cloud Layers

Voyager imagery indicates bright methane clouds above a deeper cloud deck in Neptune's atmosphere.

Scooter Cloud

Voyager 2 images reveal a bright, rapidly moving cloud feature nicknamed the Scooter in Neptune's atmosphere.