Quarks to Quasars

Triton

Triton is the largest moon of the planet Neptune, discovered on October 10, 1846, by English astronomer William Lassell. It is the only large moon in theSolar System with a retrograde orbit, which is an orbit in the opposite direction to its planet’s rotation. 

1. Triton’s bright south polar cap above a region of cantaloupe terrain

2. Dark streaks across Triton’s south polar cap surface, thought to be dust deposits left by eruptions of nitrogen geysers

3. Artist’s impression of Triton, showing its tenuous atmosphere just over the limb.

4. Neptune (top) and Triton (bottom) three days after Voyager 2’s flyby

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