This photo of Triton is one of a continuing series of "observatory phase" images obtained by the Voyager spacecraft. Lines inscribed on the image at right form a reference grid used by the Imaging Science Team.
The Voyager project is managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the NASA Office of Space Science and Applications.
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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Target | Triton | |
System | Neptune | |
Target Type | Satellite | |
Mission | Voyager | |
Instrument Host | Cassini Orbiter | Voyager 2 |
Host Type | Orbiter | Flyby Spacecraft |
Instrument | Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) | |
Detector | ||
Extra Keywords | Grayscale | |
Acquisition Date | ||
Release Date | 1999-10-29 | |
Date in Caption | ||
Image Credit | NASA/JPL | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02221 | |
Identifier | PIA02221 |