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Voyager 2 Photopolarimeter Shutdown

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

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1991

Edward C. Stone3 April 1991

Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Science / Technology

Voyager 2's photopolarimeter is switched off after degraded performance ends the experiment.

Names involved

Edward C. Stone

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