Voyager 2
Findings
Goals
A backup to Voyager 1
To find and study the edge of our solar system
To take close-up pictures of the gas giants
Timeline
1981: Voyager 2 passed closest to Saturn
1986: Passed closest to Uranus
1979: happened to take a shot of Adrastia: a tiny moon 19 miles in diameter
1989: Reached the closest point to Neptune
1979: Took incredibly detailed pictures of one of Jupiter's moons, Europa
2017: The Voyager 2 spacecraft celebrated 40 years in space
1979: Voyager 2 passes by Jupiter
2025: The predicted date that the machine's devices will cease working
1977: Voyager 2 is launched
Took detailed pictures of one of Jupiter's moon, Europa
Observed differences in the great red spot on Jupiter
Discovered that some of Saturn's ringlets were only 330 feet in diameter
Discovered that Uranus' atmosphere was 15% Helium and 85% Hydrogen
Found an extra 10 moons around Uranus
Discovered rings around Uranus and found that it's magnetic field was 55 degrees off the planet's axis
Took valuable comparison shots of the gas giants
Spotted 5 new moons and four new rings around Neptune
