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What is the extended mission of Voyager 2?

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  • The primary mission studied the outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
  • After those flybys, the extended mission began to study interstellar space.
  • It operates beyond the Sun's heliosphere, the region of solar wind influence.
  • Voyager 2 continues to send data about cosmic rays and magnetic fields.

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