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🪐 Neptune, is that you? @NASAWebb just captured the clearest view we’ve ever had of the ice giant’s rings, and the first view in infrared light! This image looks quite different from the first time we saw Neptune’s rings over 30 years ago from NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft. Image 1 description: Webb’s view of Neptune and its moons. Here, a large, prominent 8-pointed object, colored in teal, appears on the upper left. This is Neptune’s moon Triton. A small, pearl-like Neptune is below and to the right of Triton. Neptune’s rings are a standout feature. Surrounding Neptune and its rings are 6 other moons, seen as tiny dots. The background is dark and sprinkled with a few other distant galaxies. Image 2 description: A black and white view of Neptune's rings taken by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989. The planet appears as a bright white object in the lower left with two clear rings ellipsing vertically in the image. The background is dark grey and speckled with stars.
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