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Voyager 2

Voyager 2 is a NASA space probe launched on August 20, 1977, to study the outer planets. It is the only spacecraft to have visited Uranus and Neptune, providing invaluable data on these planets and their moons. Voyager 2 is now in interstellar space, continuing to send data back to Earth.

Source: science.nasa.gov

APODs including "Voyager 2"

Our Solar System from Voyager

Our Solar System from Voyager

14/12/1996

Triton: Neptune's Largest Moon

Triton: Neptune's Largest Moon

10/10/1996

Volcano Euboea Fluctus On Io

Volcano Euboea Fluctus On Io

08/09/1996

Voyager's Preview of Galileo at Ganymede

Voyager's Preview of Galileo at Ganymede

27/06/1996

Neptune's Great Dark Spot: Gone But Not Forgotten

Neptune's Great Dark Spot: Gone But Not Forgotten

08/05/1996

The Clouds of Neptune

The Clouds of Neptune

07/05/1996

Uranus's Moon Oberon: Impact World

Uranus's Moon Oberon: Impact World

08/04/1996

Uranus's Moon Umbriel: A Mysterious Dark World

Uranus's Moon Umbriel: A Mysterious Dark World

07/04/1996

Uranus' Largest Moon: Titania

Uranus' Largest Moon: Titania

04/03/1996

Uranus' Moon Ariel: Valley World

Uranus' Moon Ariel: Valley World

03/03/1996

Uranus' Moon Miranda

Uranus' Moon Miranda

24/12/1995

Saturn's Moon Tethys

Saturn's Moon Tethys

24/11/1995

Neptune's Moon Proteus

Neptune's Moon Proteus

04/11/1995

Dione's Lagrange Moon Helene

Dione's Lagrange Moon Helene

10/10/1995

Our Solar System from Voyager

Our Solar System from Voyager

19/08/1995

Neptune: Big Blue Giant

Neptune: Big Blue Giant

17/08/1995

Uranus: The Tilted Planet

Uranus: The Tilted Planet

16/08/1995

Geysers on Triton

Geysers on Triton

05/08/1995

Closeup of an Io Volcano

Closeup of an Io Volcano

04/08/1995

Exploring Saturn's Rings

Exploring Saturn's Rings

31/07/1995

The Rings of Saturn

The Rings of Saturn

30/07/1995

Saturn, Rings, and Two Moons

Saturn, Rings, and Two Moons

06/07/1995