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Astronomy & Space Fact
Astronomy & Space Fact
In the mid-1960s the Jet Propulsion Laboratory developed digital image processing to allow computer enhancement of Moon pictures. This technology is now used by doctors and hospitals to record images of organs in the human body. Two of the most widely used techniques are computer-aided tomography (CATScan) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Today in History:
1966: Luna 11 - USSR Lunar Orbiter launched. Luna 11 is currently in a lunar orbit.
1966: Luna 11 - USSR Lunar Orbiter launched. Luna 11 is currently in a lunar orbit.
1989: Voyager 2 - USA Jupiter/Saturn/Uranus/Neptune Flyby flew by Neptune. Voyager 2 flew by Jupiter on July 9, 1979, Saturn on August 26, 1981, Uranus on January 24, 1986, and Neptune on August 24, 1989.