Neptune

This image of Neptune, taken by the Voyager 2 spacecraft, shows the planet’s most prominent features. The large, dark oval surrounded by white clouds near the planet’s equator is the Great Dark Spot, a storm similar to Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. The smaller dark oval with a bright core below and to the right of the Great Dark Spot is another storm known as Dark Spot 2.

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Neptune (planet); Triton (astronomy)

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