Neptune - Voyager 2

Orange filter image of the "Scooter" on Neptune from 3.3 million km

Neptune
The cloud feature known as the "Scooter" on Neptune as seen through the orange filter of Voyager 2's narrow angle camera. The Scooter is the bright area below the center of the image composed of narrow bands of clouds. The feature is centered at 42 S latitude and was visible throughout the 80 day encounter period, although it changed shape extensively during this time. This image was taken on 23 August 1989, 2 days before closest approach, from a distance of roughly 3.3 million km. The frame is about 24,500 km across and north is at 11:30. (Voyager 2, 11326.32)
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Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1989-08-23 T 00:55:57
Distance/Range (km): 3,300,000.
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): N/A
Orbit(s): flyby

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: clouds, Scooter
Instrument: Narrow-angle Vidicon Camera
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 800 x 800, 8 bit
Instrument Field of View (deg): 0.424 x 0.424
Filter: orange
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: VG_0010
NASA Image ID number: FDS 11326.32
Other Image ID number: 1568N2-003
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 77-076A-01T
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): 77-076A-01f
Other ID: N/A

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Code 690.1, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

Jay Friedlander, jay.s.friedlander@nasa.gov, (301) 286-7172
Code 612.4, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

NASA Official: Dr. David R. Williams, David.R.Williams@nasa.gov
Last updated: 24 September 2015