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Which planets were the Voyager spacecrafts designed to explore?
Which planets were the Voyager spacecrafts designed to explore?
- The inner planets of the solar system
- All of the planets in the Milky Way galaxy
- The outer planets of the solar system (correct)
- The planets of a nearby star system
What was the advantage of launching the Voyager spacecrafts during a rare geometric arrangement of the outer planets in the late 1970s and the 1980s?
What was the advantage of launching the Voyager spacecrafts during a rare geometric arrangement of the outer planets in the late 1970s and the 1980s?
- It allowed for a mission to explore all the planets in the Milky Way galaxy
- It allowed for a mission to a nearby star system
- It allowed for a four-planet mission (correct)
- It allowed for a mission to explore the inner planets of the solar system
How did the Voyager spacecrafts make their journey to the outer planets of the solar system?
How did the Voyager spacecrafts make their journey to the outer planets of the solar system?
- By using a warp drive to travel faster than the speed of light
- By using each planet's gravity to slingshot from one planet to the next (correct)
- By teleporting from one planet to the next
- By traveling directly to each planet
Which planet alignment allowed the Voyager spacecrafts to make their journey in just 10 years?
Which planet alignment allowed the Voyager spacecrafts to make their journey in just 10 years?
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What is the current status of the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecrafts?
What is the current status of the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecrafts?
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What was the purpose of the Voyager mission?
What was the purpose of the Voyager mission?
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