Neptune - Voyager 2
Neptune linear high clouds, orange filter image
Voyager 2 image of high linear clouds on Neptune
from 215,000 km. The clouds appear to rise 50
to 150 km above the surrounding cloud deck. The
low sun angle (the terminator is at the right)
causes the sun-facing side to be very bright, and
clouds cast shadows on to the cloud deck. The
clouds are centered at 27 N latitude. The image
was taken through the orange filter of the
wide-angle camera. The frame is roughly
12,000 km across and north is at 10:30.
(Voyager 2, 11387.39)
Neptune
Neptune: Atmosphere
Voyager Missions
