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LESSON 6 · Grand Tour of the Solar System

Missions Proposed

The leading idea is a Uranus Orbiter and Probe, which would study the planet's atmosphere, interior, rings, and moons for years — far more thoroughly than Voyager 2's brief flyby ever could.

Key questions remain: what tipped Uranus onto its side, what the exotic interior materials are really like, and whether any of the moons hide subsurface oceans.