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Discoveries by Stephen P. Synnott

  • Metis (moon)On the 4th of March 1979, a tiny dot appeared in images sent back by the Voyager 1 probe. Stephen P. Synnott spotted this faint speck against the swirling…
  • Thebe (moon)Stephen P. Synnott found Thebe in images from the Voyager 1 space probe taken on the 5th of March 1979. This discovery happened while the spacecraft was…