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Hey Neptune. Did you ring? 👋 NASAWebb captured the clearest look at Neptune's rings in 30+ years — our first time seeing them in infrared light. Swipe to the second and third images to check out 7 of Neptune’s moons. See that object in the upper left? That’s no star. It’s Neptune’s large, unusual moon, Triton! Because Triton is covered in frozen, condensed nitrogen, it reflects 70% of the sunlight that hits it — making it appear very bright to Webb. The other 6 moons can be seen as tiny dots surrounding Neptune and its rings. Neptune and Triton can still be seen at the center of the last image, which zooms out to show the big picture. Webb’s powerful infrared vision uncovers scores of background galaxies and stars. Read more about these views of Neptune at NASAWebb’s link in bio! Image Descriptions: 1) Neptune’s rings are distinctly visible in this image taken by Webb. Set against a dark background, the planet resembles a pearl with ethereal concentric ovals around it. 2) A larg...

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