A color photo of Neptune’s moon Triton, captured by Voyager 2. It is pinkish-tan in color, with shadows from mountainous terrain near the bottom of the disk and a white spray of lighter material across the equator.

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1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2023 07:29:19 UTC Robert McNees

   Depending on your time zone, Voyager 2's closest approach to Neptune was either yesterday (the 24th) or #OTD in 1989. It took place around 4am UTC.

   Here's a short thread with some great images captured by the probe, and some proposed cargo for a future mission. #ReturnToNeptune

   (Definitely read this one to the end.)