Q. Consider the following statements:
1.It is the only spacecraft to have visited Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
2.It was the first spacecraft to conduct flybys of Uranus and Neptune.
3.It is operating in interstellar space beyond the heliopause, studying the outer boundary of the Sun’s influence.
Which one of the following spacecraft is described above?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation: Voyager 2, launched by NASA in 1977, is the only spacecraft to have visited all four giant planets-Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. It was also the first spacecraft to fly by Uranus and Neptune. Voyager 2 has entered interstellar space beyond the heliopause, the outer boundary of the heliosphere where the solar wind gives way to interstellar space.
Source- IE
