Planet Neptune: AMAZING Image that SURPRISED Much of the World

The planet Neptune appears in a stunning image that has surprised many people, here is what is revealed to us about this distant cosmic body.

Planet Neptune companion

Planet Neptune it remains one of the ones we know the least about, and that's because it's so far from Earth that decades have passed since a spacecraft hasn't come close to it, but some old images are being brought back "to life". Below you can see an image of the planet Neptune taken by NASA's Voyager 2 ship on August 31, 1989, showing both the planet and one of its moons, the one called Triton.

Planet Neptune it is captured here from the profile, with only the illuminated part completely visible to the Voyager 2 camera, the same being also true for the moon Triton, which represents only a fraction of the entire planet, as is normal. You can see again how impressive is this blue color that we can see for the planet Neptune, showing all the color images that were taken by Voyager 2.

Planet Neptune: AMAZING Image that SURPRISED Much of the World

Planet Neptune companion Triton
NASA PHOTO, modified by Kevin M. Gill.

Planet Neptune it has several moons orbiting it, but Triton is the largest of them, and yet it represents only a very small part of the total mass of the planet, as you can already see. The Voyager 2 ship was the only one that came close to the planet Neptune, reaching a distance of 5000 kilometers from its north pole, and all the images that were recorded during its short visit were analyzed for years by researchers.

Planet Neptune it is frozen, completely, even if below the surface there are temperatures closer to those we find on Earth, on the surface they are so small that nothing could survive there. All this information was obtained by the researchers thanks to the Voyager 2 ship, but also to the telescopes on Earth that were directed towards the planet Neptune to gather more data about the cosmic body so far away.

Planet Neptune it is currently the target of some missions that have been proposed, including those from NASA, but it remains to be seen if any of them will materialize, and how long it will take until it is realized.