Astronomers Originally Planned to Have the Pioneer 11 Space Probe

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

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