Voyager 2 approach image of Triton

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Taken on August 21, 1989, four days before Voyager 2's closest approach to Neptune, this was one of the first images to show surface features on Neptune's largest moon, Triton.

NASA / JPL / color composite by Ted Stryk

Copyright holder: Ted Stryk

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Contact us to request publication permission from the copyright holder. Original image data dated on or about August 21, 1989