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Neptune's rings

author: Nasa/JPL/Novapix

reference: a-nep03-00101

Image Size 300 DPI: 10 * 12 cm

This wide-angle Voyager 2 image, taken through the camera's clear filter, is the first to show Neptune's rings in detail. The two main rings, about 53,000 km (33,000 miles) and 63,000 km (39,000 miles) from Neptune, are 5 to 10 times brighter than in earlier images. The difference is due to lighting and viewing geometry. In this image, the main clumpy arc, composed of three features each about 6 to 8 degrees long, is clearly seen. This image was obtained when Voyager was 1.1 million km (683,000 miles) from Neptune. Exposure time was 111seconds.

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1989 - BLACK AND WHITE - NEPTUNE - PLANET - RING - VOYAGER - VOYAGER 2 -