Figure 36.34 A view of Neptune from Triton.

Composite view created from Voyager images showing Neptune on Triton's horizon. Neptune's south pole is to the left. Clearly visible in the southern hemisphere is the Great Dark Spot, a large storm system that disappeared in 1994. The foreground is a computer-generated view of Triton's maria as they would appear from a point approximately 45 km above the surface. The terraces visible in this image indicate multiple episodes of cryovolcanic flooding. Neptune is neither rising nor setting in this image. Because of Triton's motion relative to Neptune, it would appear to move laterally along the horizon, eventually rising and setting at high latitudes. (NASA/JPL)

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