March 5th in Astronomy and Space Science
![]() | 1979 | Voyager 1 flies past Jupiter en route to Saturn. The spacecraft flew within 206,640 km (128,400 miles) of the planet's cloud tops. Photos returned reveal details in the storm structure of the great red spot, active volcanoes on Io, a thin ring structure around Jupiter, and three new moons: Adrastea, Metis, and Thebe. |
![]() | 1982 | The Soviet Venera 14 spacecraft lands on Venus. It transmits data for 57 minutes before failing. |