Neptune - Voyager 2

Color images of Neptune from 93 million km

Neptune
Voyager 2 images of Neptune, the image on the left showing how the planet would appear to the human eye and the one on the right enhanced to show detail. Images using the orange, violet, and clear filters were combined to give these color views. The south pole is visible at the bottom of the disk, and the dark oval near the center is at a latitude of about 25 south. The atmosphere is very clear, composed mainly of hydrogen, and features a very active system of clouds. Neptune is about 49,000 km in diameter. (Voyager 2, P-34375)
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Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1989-06-22
Distance/Range (km): 92,900,000
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): N/A
Orbit(s): Flyby

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: global view
Instrument: Narrow Angle Vidicon Camera
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 800 x 800, 8 bit
Instrument Field of View (deg): .424 x .424
Filter: violet, orange, green
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): N/A
Phase Angle (deg): N/A
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): N/A

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: N/A
NASA Image ID number: P-34375
Other Image ID number: N/A
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 77-076A-01N
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): N/A
Other ID: N/A

Updated 15 May 2003, DRW.