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Neptune Ring System Imaging

United States · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1989

Edward C. StoneAugust 1989

Neptune · Science / Astronomy

Voyager 2 obtains the first detailed spacecraft images showing Neptune's system of dark rings.

Names involved

Edward C. Stone

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