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 - Portion Of The Trailing Arc Of Neptune's Rings |
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| See also: Neptunian Rings Fact Sheet, Neptune - Leverrier And Adams Rings And Satellite Larissa, Neptune - Leverrier And Adams Rings |   |
Voyager 2 narrow-angle image of part of the trailing arc of Neptune's rings. This image was taken 18 hours past closest approach, so the sun is behind the rings. The exposure lasted 111 seconds on this frame, resulting in the streaky appearance of the rings. The image has a resolution of about 7 km/pixel and the frame is roughly 5600 km across. (Voyager 2, 1141246)
Last Update: 2004-Nov-27