The Voyager 2 Neptune encounter
Abstract
The findings made by the Voyager 2 Neptune encounter are reviewed. Data on the bowshock, magnetic field, magnetosphere, rings, plasma sheet, aurora, moons, and dust of Neptune are discussed. Findings made concerning Triton are summarized.
- Publication:
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EOS Transactions
- Pub Date:
- October 1989
- DOI:
- 10.1029/89EO00327
- Bibcode:
- 1989EOSTr..70..915T
- Keywords:
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- Astronomical Photography;
- Neptune (Planet);
- Planetary Surfaces;
- Voyager Project;
- Auroras;
- Cosmic Dust;
- Neptune Satellites;
- Planetary Magnetic Fields;
- Planetary Magnetospheres;
- Pluto (Planet);
- Space Plasmas;
- Triton;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration