NASA's Voyager Probes the Outer Reaches of the Solar System

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NASA's Voyager Probes the Outer Reaches of the Solar System

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This image, taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft, shows a volcanic plume on Jupiter's moon Io. Launched in 1977, the spacecraft is exploring the edge of the solar system and is set to cross into interstellar space.

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A snapshot of Jupiter and two of its satellites Io and Europa taken by Voyager 1. Io is about 220,000 miles above Jupiter's Great Red Spot while Europa is about 375,000 miles above Jupiter's clouds.

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Jupiter's Great Red Spot as seen by the Voyager 1 spacecraft.

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A view of Saturn's storms as seen by the Voyager 1 spacecraft.

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An image taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft shows the Earth as a dot in the solar system.

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This artist rendering shows Voyager 1 at the edge of the solar system, at the last layer before the beginning of interstellar space or "the space between stars."

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This artist rendering shows the Voyager 1 spacecraft.

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This artis rendering shows NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft barreling away from the sun.

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This artist's concept shows NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft as it approaches interstellar space. Voyager 1's low-energy charged particle instrument detects the speed of the wind of plasma, or hot ionized gas, streaming off the sun.

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The "Golden Record" aboard the Voyager 1 spacecraft included a collection of sites, sounds and greetings from Earth. Each Golden Record contained 117 pictures explaining Earth, greetings in 54 different human languages, and greetings from humpback whales.

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