The Bruce Murray Space Image Library
Triton's crescent in color
Filed under pretty pictures, amateur image processing, Voyager 1 and 2, Triton, Neptune's moons, global views
This unusual crescent view of Neptune's moon Triton is composed of several frames captured by Voyager 2 as it sped away from its August 26, 1989 encounter. The view combines data taken from three different distances as Voyager receded.
NASA / JPL / Ted Stryk
Original image data dated on or about August 26, 1989.
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