Voyager 2 • Trajectory Through the Solar System 14.2.2021 • This visualization (best on larger screen) tracks the trajectory of the Voyager 2 spacecraft through the solar system. Launched on August 20, 1977, it was one of two spacecraft sent to visit the giant planets of the outer solar system. Like Voyager 1, Voyager 2 flew by Jupiter and Saturn, but the Voyager 2 mission was extended to fly by Uranus and Neptune before being directed out of the solar system. To fit the 40 year history of the m

81 reactions · 20 shares | Voyager 2 • Triton flyby v0.32 B&W, Moon of Neptune, 1989 5.2.24 • Automatically centered using Hough center detection, hence the jitteriness. • More Voyager 2 info: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/voyager-2/ • Credit: NASA/JPL/Voyager2/Brian Burns | Astronomy Nation | Facebook

113K views · 2.7K reactions | Go retro with Voyager 2  On July 9, 1979, Voyager 2 made its closest approach of Jupiter. As it explored the gas giant and its moons, it revealed the Great Red Spot to be a complex storm system, observed volcanic activity on Io, discovered a new moon, and captured images of unusual surface features on Europa. | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Facebook