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Voyager 2 Wide-Angle Camera Shutdown

United States of America · Science / Technology. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1989

Edward C. Stone10 October 1989

Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Science / Technology

Voyager 2's wide-angle imaging camera is switched off after completion of its planetary photography.

Names involved

Edward C. Stone

Provenance

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