NASA is slowly powering down the Voyager probes. Here are 18 photos from its 45-year mission.
taught scientists important facts about the planet's atmosphere, magnetic forces, and geology that would have been difficult to decipher otherwise.Jupiter and two of its moons, as seen by Voyager. NASA/JPLA false-colour image of Jupiter's ring, discovered by Voyager. NASA/JPLVoyager 1's biggest discovery was volcanic activity at the surface of Io, Jupiter's moon.Next stop: Saturn
This picture, taken as the probe flew away, provided a unique view of the planet, letting us see the part in shadow. Voyager 1 continued straight on and would not come across another planet on its journey out of the solar system. Neptune, seen in false color by Voyager 2 in 1989. Here's the red or white colour means that the sunlight is going through a methane-rich atmosphere. NASA/JPLA picture shows the blue Neptune in full.Triton, seen by Voyager 2 in 1989. NASA/JPLAnother shows Triton's southern hemisphere.Here, the crescent shape of Neptune's south pole was seen by Voyager as it departed.Voyager 2 would never take pictures again.
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