St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: January 24, 2022

St. Louis MO

25 January, 2022

9:34 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: January 24, 2022 On this date in 1986, Voyager 2 successfully completed a flyby of Uranus at 9:59 PST where it came within 50,600 miles of the uppermost atmosphere. In addition to sending back images of Uranus and its moons, Voyager 2 used several scientific instruments to provide new data on the ring system, complex magnetic field, and atmosphere of the planet. To see a collection of photos taken by Voyager 2 during the Uranus flyby, visit: https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/galleries/images-voyager-took/uranus/ This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.