This is a picture of Neptune taken two hours before the closest approach of Voyager 2 in 1989. I chose this APOD because Neptune is my favorite planet and I feel that this picture captures just how massive the planet is. Neptune is made of mostly helium and hydrogen. Neptune has the fastest winds in the solar system and there are speculations that diamonds may be created in the dense hot conditions that are under the clouds of Neptune.
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