Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Flashback to Neptune's Moon Triton

Newly released images commemorate the 20-year anniversary of the Voyager flyby of Neptune's moon Triton on Aug. 24, 2009.Triton's "Cantaloupe" TerrainTriton was the last solid object visited by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft as it headed toward the edges of our solar system.This view of the volcanic plains of Neptune's moon Triton was produced using topographic maps derived from images acquired by

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