***INSPECTING URANUS***
On January 24 , 1986 , Voyager 2 passed within 50,000 miles of the cloud tops of Uranus , sending back the first detailed pictures of the planet's rings and moons . In this artist's impression , the bowl-shaped radio antenna of Voyager 2 is pointing towards earth . A platform with most of scientific instruments is on the right hand side , and the television camera are silhouetted against the planet .