Voyager 2 at Neptune; Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Pasadena; California; August 25; 1989; the 'Last Supper' of the Voyager Program. NASA's Voyager 2 became the first spacecraft to observe the planet Neptune; its final planetary target. Passing about 4;950 kilometers (3;000 miles) above Neptune's north pole; Voyager 2 made its closest approach to any planet since leaving Earth 12 years before. Five hours later; the spacecraft passed about 40;000 kilometers (25;000 miles) from Neptune's largest moon

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