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ARC-1989-AC89-7062
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Range : 4.86 million km (3 million mi.) This dramatic view of the crescents of Neptune and Triton was acquired by Voyager 2 approx. 3 days, 6 1/2 hours after its closest approach to Neptune. The space craft was pluging southward at an angle of 48 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. This direction, combined with the current season of southern summer in the Neptune system, gives this picture its unique geometry. The smallest detail discernible is approx. 90 km (56 mi.).
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Credit lineARC-1989-AC89-7062. NASA/ARC, 1989-08-29. Public domain. ID: ARC-1989-AC89-7062.
