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Triton (Voyager 2)
This global color mosaic of Neptune’s moon Triton, likely a captured Kuiper Belt Object, was taken in 1989 by Voyager 2 during its flyby of the Neptune system. Triton is by far the largest satellite of Neptune.
About the Data
- Data DescriptionData DescriptionProposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.
- Release DateOctober 28, 2020
- Science ReleaseNASA’s Webb To Examine Objects in the Graveyard of the Solar System
- CreditImage: NASA, NASA-JPL, USGS
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Laura Betz
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
laura.e.betz@nasa.gov
NASA, NASA-JPL, USGS
