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Catalog of images, videos, and animations of Neptune.

The image of Neptune shows the Great Dark Spot and its companion bright smudge; on the west limb the fast moving bright feature called Scooter and the little dark spot are visible in this image obtaind by NASA's Voyager 2.

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Trident: Exploring the Mysteries of Triton

A new Discovery mission proposal, Trident would explore Neptune's largest moon, Triton, which is potentially an ocean world with liquid…

Jun 16, 2020
Neptune from Saturn

On Aug. 25, 1989, NASA's Voyager 2 made its historic flyby of Neptune and that planet's largest moon Triton. The…

Aug 25, 2017
Triton Video

NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft flew by Triton, a moon of Neptune, on August 25, 1989. This frame from a video…

Aug 21, 2014
Map of Triton

NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft flew by Triton, a moon of Neptune, in the summer of 1989. Dr. Paul Schenk, a…

Aug 21, 2014
In Tune with Neptune

NASA's New Horizons Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) observed Neptune on June 23, apl2010, as part of a test of…

Jul 27, 2010
Flight Over Triton

This simulated voyage over the surface of Neptune's large moon Triton was produced using topographic maps derived from images acquired…

Aug 25, 2009
Triton’s “Cantaloupe” Terrain

This view of the volcanic plains of Neptune's moon Triton was produced using topographic maps derived from images acquired by…

Aug 25, 2009
Triton’s Volcanic Plains #2

This view of the volcanic plains of Neptune's moon Triton was produced using topographic maps derived from images acquired by…

Aug 25, 2009
Triton’s Volcanic Plains

This view of the volcanic plains of Neptune's moon Triton was produced using topographic maps derived from images acquired by…

Aug 25, 2009
Neptune’s “Hot” South Pole

These thermal images show a 'hot' south pole on the planet Neptune. These warmer temperatures provide an avenue for methane…

Sep 18, 2007
Neptune: Ring Arcs

NASA's Voyager spacecraft was 8.6 million kilometers (5.3 million miles) from Neptune when it took this 61 second exposure through…

Apr 1, 2000
Voyager’s Parting Shot of Triton

NASA's Voyager 2 obtained this parting shot of Triton, Neptune's largest satellite, shortly after closest approach to the moon and…

Feb 16, 2000
Voyager’s Color Image of Triton

Features as small as 100 km (62 miles) across can be seen in this color image of Neptune's satellite Triton,…

Feb 16, 2000
Neptune’s Blue-green Atmosphere

Neptune's blue-green atmosphere is shown in greater detail than ever before by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft as it rapidly approaches…

Feb 16, 2000
Triton Mosaic

This picture of Triton is a mosaic of the highest resolution images taken by NASA's Voyager 2 on Aug. 25,…

Jan 16, 2000
Triton’s Surface Topography

NASA's Voyager 2 was 530,000 kilometers (330,000 miles) from Neptune's largest satellite, Triton, when this photo was taken, Aug. 24,…

Jan 16, 2000
Neptune’s Rings

This 591-second exposure of the rings of Neptune were taken with the clear filter by NASA's Voyager 2 wide-angle camera.…

Oct 29, 1999
Neptune’s Small Dark Spot (D2)

This bulls-eye view of Neptune's small dark spot (D2) was obtained by NASA's Voyager 2's narrow-angle camera. Banding surrounding the…

Oct 29, 1999