The faint rings of Jupiter are shown as two light orange lines protruding from the left toward the planet's limb, the image was taken through orange and violet filters in order for the human eye to easily comprehend it. Voyager 2 was launched by Nasa in 1977 to study the outer solar system and beyond. The probe is still operational and is currently studying the Heliosheath at the extreme edge of our solar system, moving at a velocity of 15.428 km/second Illustration: Photograph: Nasa/ SSPL via Getty Images
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