The Voyager 2 Encounter with the Uranian System

@article{Stone1986TheV2,
  title={The Voyager 2 Encounter with the Uranian System},
  author={Edward C. Stone and Ellis D. Miner},
  journal={Science},
  year={1986},
  volume={233},
  pages={39 - 43}
}
An overview of the Voyager 2 encounter with Uranus is presented, inclding a brief discussion of the trajectory and the planned observations as well as the highlights of the results described in the 11 companion papers. 
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