NASA's Voyager 2 shares 7 incredible photos of Neptune

By Sheetal Kumari | August 27, 2024

NASA's Voyager 2 mission, launched in 1977, explored the outer planets and provided data on Neptune and other celestial bodies

Voyager 2

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This image of Neptune, captured with green and orange filters on Voyager 2's narrow-angle camera, shows the planet in detail.

Neptune

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This false-color photograph of Neptune, created from Voyager 2 images using blue, green, and methane-absorbing filters, highlights the planet’s features.

Neptune False Color  Image of Haze

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NASA Voyager 2 post-encounter view of Neptune south pole as the spacecraft sped away on a southward trajectory.

View of Neptune South Pole

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In this false color image of Neptune, objects that are deep in the atmosphere are blue, while those at higher altitudes are white.

Neptune in False Color

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This view of Neptune and Triton’s crescents, taken by Voyager 2 three days after its closest approach, shows north to the right.

Crescents of Neptune  and Triton

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Taken on April 26, 1989, Voyager 2 images show Neptune rotating 100 degrees between the left and right photos.

Dual Neptune

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This Voyager 2 photograph of Neptune shows the Great Dark Spot at the top, surrounded by rapidly changing white clouds.

Neptune Scooter

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