Voyager 2

Voyager 2 is an outer-planet exploration spacecraft.[1]

History

The launch of Voyager 2 took place on August 20, 1977.[1]

Findings

No other spacecraft has visited Uranus or Neptune.[1] Voyager 2 revealed two new rings and ten previously unknown moons around Uranus.[1] The twin Voyager spacecraft also studied 48 natural satellites associated with the planets.[2] Voyager 2 made its Uranus encounter during January 1986 and its Neptune encounter during August 1989.[3]

Current status

Voyager 2 crossed into interstellar space in 2018.[1] NASA lists the mission as extended.[1]

Sources

  1. Voyager 2 | NASA. Licence: facts-only (Track B), no text or images reused. Attribution: NASA.
  2. ESA - 5 September. Licence: facts-only (Track B), no text reused. Attribution: European Space Agency.
  3. Voyager Spacecraft | Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Licence: facts-only (Track B), no text or images reused. Attribution: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

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