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Why Could Voyager 2 Visit Both Gas and Ice Giants?
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- Voyager 2 was launched on a trajectory towards the gas giants.
- This trajectory enabled further encounters with the ice giants.
- Gravity assists from Jupiter and Saturn helped reach Uranus and Neptune.
- No other spacecraft has followed such a path.
- This made Voyager 2 the first and only to visit all four outer planets.
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