Astronomers Originally Planned to Have the Pioneer 11 Space Probe

Multiple Choice

Astronomers originally planned to have the Pioneer 11 space probe pass through the Cassini Gap in Saturn's rings. Would this mission have been successful?

A) Yes, but they decided that it was more important to observe Saturn's moons.
B) Yes, but they decided to land on the rings instead.
C) No, because the Cassini Gap turns out to be too narrow.
D) No, because the Cassini Gap is not completely empty.
E) No, because the same gravitational influences that create the Cassini Gap would have destroyed the probe.