ATMOSPHERE / 2026
GREAT DARK SPOT
Analyzing the transient anticyclonic storm of 1989.
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PHYSICS / 2026
VORTEX MIGRATION
How storm centers shift across planetary latitudes.
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METEOROLOGY / 2026
METHANE ICE CIRRUS
Formation of high-altitude clouds above the GDS.
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DYNAMICS / 2026
ATMOSPHERIC SHEAR
Understanding the winds that tear storms apart.
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THERMODYNAMICS / 2026
PLANETARY HEAT
Internal energy driving the violent weather.
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GEOLOGY / 2026
CORE STRUCTURE
The icy mantle and liquid diamond potential.
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WIND DATA / 2026
SUPERSONIC FLOW
Tracing the fastest winds in the solar system.
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ORBITAL / 2026
RING SYSTEMS
Stability and dust arcs of the Neptune rings.
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HISTORY / 2026
VOYAGER LEGACY
Revisiting the 1989 flyby discoveries.
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MISSIONS / 2026
FUTURE PROBES
Proposed missions to orbit the ice giant.
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ATMOSPHERE / 2026
SPECTRAL HUE
Methane absorbs red light, giving Neptune its distinct blue appearance.
DATA SHEET
PHYSICS / 2026
CONDENSATION
High-altitude methane condenses in the cold troposphere into ice crystals.
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DYNAMICS / 2026
WIND SHEAR
Extreme wind speeds fragment methane clouds into long, streaky features.
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