1986Voyager 2 Sends First Close-Up Images of Uranus

January 24: First close-up images of the planet Uranus
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🪐 Voyager 1 Captures First Close-Up Images of Saturn

November 13: Voyager 1 takes the first close-up pictures of Saturn.
Voyager 1 Captures First Close-Up Images of Saturn (1980)
Space ExplorationAstronomyPlanetary ScienceVoyager ProgramNASASpacecraft
United StatesUnited States

🪐 Voyager 2 Sends First Close-Up Images of Uranus

January 24: First close-up images of the planet Uranus
Voyager 2 Sends First Close-Up Images of Uranus (1986)
Space ExplorationAstronomyPlanetary ScienceVoyager ProgramNASASolar SystemSpacecraft
United StatesUnited States

🪐 Voyager 2's Closest Approach to Neptune and Triton

August 25: Voyager 2 makes its closest approach to Neptune and its largest moon, Triton.
Voyager 2's Closest Approach to Neptune and Triton (1989)
Space ExplorationVoyager ProgramPlanetary ScienceAstronomySpacecraftNASASolar System
United StatesUnited States

🔭 New Horizons and Dawn Spacecraft Transmit First Close-Up Images of Ceres and Pluto

First close-up images of Ceres and Pluto.
New Horizons and Dawn Spacecraft Transmit First Close-Up Images of Ceres and Pluto (2015)
Space ExplorationAstronomyPlanetary ScienceSolar SystemNASADwarf Planets
United StatesUnited States

🪐 New Horizons Obtains First Close-Up Image of Kuiper Belt Object

New Horizons takes the first close up image of a classical kuiper belt object.
New Horizons Obtains First Close-Up Image of Kuiper Belt Object (2019)
Space ExplorationAstronomyKuiper BeltPlanetary ScienceSolar SystemSpacecraftNASA
United StatesUnited States