Editing Saturn (section)

==== ''Pioneer 11'' flyby ====
[[File:P11saturnb.jpg|thumb|''Pioneer 11'' image of Saturn]]

''[[Pioneer 11]]'' made the first flyby of Saturn in September 1979, when it passed within {{Convert|20000|km|abbr=on}} of the planet's cloud tops. Images were taken of the planet and a few of its moons, although their resolution was too low to discern surface detail. The spacecraft also studied Saturn's rings, revealing the thin F-ring and the fact that dark gaps in the rings are bright when viewed at a high [[Phase angle (astronomy)|phase angle]] (towards the Sun), meaning that they contain fine light-scattering material. In addition, ''Pioneer 11'' measured the temperature of Titan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://spaceprojects.arc.nasa.gov/Space_Projects/pioneer/PN10&11.html |title=The Pioneer 10 & 11 Spacecraft |access-date=5 July 2007 |publisher=Mission Descriptions |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060130100401/http://spaceprojects.arc.nasa.gov/Space_Projects/pioneer/PN10%2611.html |archive-date=30 January 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>