- Original Caption Released with Image:
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This picture of Neptune was produced from the last whole planet images
taken through the green and orange filters on the Voyager 2 narrow angle
camera. The images were taken at a range of 4.4 million miles from the
planet, 4 days and 20 hours before closest approach. The picture shows the
Great Dark Spot and its companion bright smudge; on the west limb the fast
moving bright feature called Scooter and the little dark spot are visible.
These clouds were seen to persist for as long as Voyager's cameras could
resolve them. North of these, a bright cloud band similar to the south
polar streak may be seen.
The Voyager Mission is conducted by JPL for NASA's Office of Space
Science and Applications.
- Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL
Image Addition Date:
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1998-10-30
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