Three views from Voyager 2: crescent Uranus, the rings of Uranus, a mosaic of the Uranian moon Miranda.
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40 years ago today, Voyager 2 became the first (and, so far, only) spacecraft to visit to Uranus, sending back astonishing images of the planet, its thin rings, and its peculiar set of moons.
https://www.nasa.gov/history/35-years-ago-voyager-2-explores-uranus/ #space #science #nature #history
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