Neptune Bright Crescent

NASA's image library records Neptune Bright Crescent.

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

This mosaic from NASA Galileo Probe is of an equatorial hotspot on Jupiter and shows the features of a hazy cloud layer tens of kilometers above Jupiter main visible cloud deck.

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A CLOSER LOOK

This mosaic from NASA Galileo Probe is of an equatorial hotspot on Jupiter and shows the features of a hazy cloud layer tens of kilometers above Jupiter main visible cloud deck.

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NASA Image and Video LibraryNeptune Bright Crescent

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