Why Could Voyager 2 Visit Both Gas and Ice Giants?

💡 The Answer

• 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.