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 Satellites And Rings Neptune - Leverrier And Adams Rings |
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| See also: Neptunian Rings Fact Sheet, Neptune - Leverrier And Adams Rings And Satellite Larissa, Neptune - Portion Of The Trailing Arc Of Neptune's Rings |   |
Voyager 2 wide-angle image showing Neptune's rings. The inner visible ring is the Leverrier ring, which orbits about 28,400 km above Neptune's equator. Outside is the Adams ring, 38,200 km from Neptune. The 3 ring arcs are at the top of the image. The rings circle clockwise, the longest arc is the trailing one. Neptune is at lower right, and the sun is behind and below the rings. The resolution of this 111 second exposure is roughly 80 km/pixel. (Voyager 2, 11412.51)
Last Update: 2004-Nov-27