This is the Web Edition of "A Trip Into Space", a Coimbra-based electronic book on space science. Both the texts and the photos are by courtesy of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
| This is the Web Edition of "A Trip Into Space", a Coimbra-based electronic book on space science. Both the texts and the photos are by courtesy of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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A Trip Into Space  Neptune Neptune - Composite Polar Projection Of The Southern Hemisphere |
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Five Voyager 2 images were used to produce a polar projection of Neptune's southern hemisphere. The images were taken over one Neptunian day (about 18 hours). The image is centered at the south pole and extends to about 15 degrees north latitude. The Great Dark Spot and its trailing bright clouds can be seen at 25 degrees south latitude, about 28,000 km from the pole. This image was produced using clear, orange, and green filters at a distance of about 30 million miles. (Voyager 2, P-34628)
Last Update: 2004-Nov-27