Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Flying Past Neptune's Moon Triton
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 26, 2014 is “Flying Past Neptune's Moon Triton,” a video. It is credited to Image Credit: Voyager 2, JPL , NASA ; Digital composition: Paul Schenk ( LPI , USRA ). The original explanation runs about 164 words.
Watch the video on the original page From the explanation
“What would it look like to fly past Triton, the largest moon of planet Neptune? Only one spacecraft has ever done this — and now, for the first time, images of this dramatic encounter have been gathered into a movie .”
— APOD editors, August 26, 2014
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- August 26, 2014
- Type
- Video
- Credit
- Credit: Image Credit: Voyager 2, JPL , NASA ; Digital composition: Paul Schenk ( LPI , USRA )
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 164 words