Timeline event · 25 August 1989 · The Golden Age of Planetary Exploration
Voyager 2 Flies Past Neptune
Voyager 2 sweeps past Neptune, the first and only spacecraft to visit the ice giant, completing the reconnaissance of every planet from Mercury to Neptune.
Highlights
- ›The only visit to Neptune
Missions, people & worlds
Knowledge connections
- Part ofThe Golden Age of Planetary Exploration
- Associated withNeptune
- Associated withVoyager 2
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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