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Uranus, Toward the Planet Pole of Rotation

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These two pictures of Uranus were compiled from images recorded by NASA Voyager 2 on Jan. 1O, 1986. This view is toward the planet pole of rotation, which lies just left of center. The image on the right is a false-color image.

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In 1977, Voyager 1 and 2 started their one-way journey to the end of the solar system and beyond, now traveling a million miles a day. Jimmy Carter was president when NASA launched two probes from Cape Canaveral. Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, were initially meant to explore Jupiter, Saturn, and their moons. They did that. But then they kept going at a rate of 35,000 miles per hour. Each craft bears an object that is a record, both dubbed the Golden Records. They were the product of Carl Sagan and his team who produced a record that would, if discovered by aliens, represent humanity and "communicate a story of our world to extraterrestrials."

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uranus voyager jpl jet propulsion laboratory planet pole planet pole rotation planets astronomy nasa geography travel and description
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05/12/1998
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Voyagers

Voyager 1 and 2 probes, their travelog and their message.
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California Institute of Technology - Jet Propulsion Laboratory ,  34.20139, -118.17341
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NASA
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https://images.nasa.gov/
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