VOYAGER TELECOMMUNICATIONS - BROADCAST FROM JUPITER

被引:18
作者
EDELSON, RE
MADSEN, BD
DAVIS, EK
GARRISON, GW
机构
[1] CALTECH,JET PROP LAB,VOYAGER TELECOMMUN SYST GRP,PASADENA,CA 91103
[2] CALTECH,JET PROP LAB,VOYAGER TRACKING & DATA SYST,PASADENA,CA 91103
[3] CALTECH,JET PROP LAB,VOYAGER PROJECT,DIV TELECOMMUN SCI & ENGN,PASADENA,CA 91103
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D O I
10.1126/science.204.4396.913
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Sweeping past Jupiter, the Voyager 1 spacecraft presages a new era in the exploration of the solar system. Not since the TV return from Apollo has a spacecraft returned information of such volume and pictures of such startling clarity. Yet this feat was accomplished from a distance 1770 times as great as that of the lunar adventure. The communication system responsible for this remarkable achievement is a compilation of elements ranging from tiny integrated circuits to enormous ground antennas. This article seeks to describe the way in which data are returned from these fascinating, faraway bodies and to convey the excitement of the engineering work that supports our scientific endeavors. Copyright © 1979 AAAS.
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页码:913 / 921
页数:9
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