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7. Did either of the Voyagers visit Pluto? Why didn't the Voyagers fly by Pluto?

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Why didn't the Voyagers fly by Pluto? Both Voyagers flew beyond the orbit of Pluto/Neptune in 1989, but neither flew by Pluto, which was elsewhere in its orbit at the time. It was never planned that the Voyagers would visit Pluto. The original mission of Voyager was to explore Jupiter and Saturn.

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Both Voyagers flew beyond the orbit of Pluto/Neptune in 1989, but neither flew by Pluto, which was elsewhere in its orbit at the time. It was never planned that the Voyagers would visit Pluto.

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