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The Limb of Triton

The Limb of Triton

This natural color image of the limb of Triton was taken early in the morning of Aug. 25 1989, when the Voyager 2 spacecraft was at a distance of about 210,000 kilometers 128,000 miles from the icy satellite.

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August 20, 1999

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