Planeet Uranus werd in 1986 (weet u nog?) bezocht door het Voyager 2 ruimtevaartuig. De magnetosfeer die toen werd aangetroffen, week ernstig af van de verwachtingen. Maar kloppen die constateringen van destijds wel?

Uranus may not have a weird magnetic field after all:

https://www.astronomy.com/science/uranus-may-not-have-a-weird-magnetic-field-after-all/

The anomalous state of Uranus’s magnetosphere during the Voyager 2 flyby:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-024-02389-3

First Plasma Wave Observations at Uranus (1986):

https://space.physics.uiowa.edu/~dag/publications/1986_FirstPlasmaWaveObservationsAtUranusSCIENCE.pdf

Mining Old Data From NASA’s Voyager 2 Solves Several Uranus Mysteries:

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/voyager-program/voyager-2/mining-old-data-from-nasas-voyager-2-solves-several-uranus-mysteries/

Where are Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 Now?

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/where-are-voyager-1-and-voyager-2-now/

Revisiting the ice giants: NASA study considers Uranus and Neptune missions:

https://www.planetary.org/articles/20170621-revisiting-ice-giants

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