Who discovered that the planet Neptune possesses a massive dark storm configuration known as the Great Dark Spot? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Who discovered that the planet Neptune possesses a massive dark storm configuration known as the Great Dark Spot?

A. Urbain Le Verrier

B. Voyager 2 NASA space probe team

C. William Herschel

D. Galileo Galilei

Answer: Option B

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The Voyager 2 planetary flyby in 1989 captured the first detailed atmospheric images of Neptune's large southern dark storm vortex.

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