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The geology of Triton encompasses the physical characteristics of the surface, internal structure, and geological history of Neptune's largest moon Triton. With a mean density of 2.061 g/cm 3 , [ 1 ] Triton is roughly 15-35% water ice by mass; Triton is a differentiated body, with an icy solid crust atop a probable subsurface ocean and a rocky ...
Geological map of Triton, with some major surface features labelled in the upper map. This is a list of named geological features on Triton. Catenae (crater chains)
Slidr Sulci is a major tectonic fault on Neptune's largest moon Triton. It crosses a wide variety of terrains on Triton, most prominently the cantaloupe terrain, an unusually-textured region resembling the skin of a North American cantaloupe. The fault is named after the River Sliðr of Norse mythology, whose waters in Hel are filled with swords.
Triton is the largest natural satellite of the planet Neptune. It is the only moon of Neptune massive enough to be rounded under its own gravity and hosts a thin, hazy atmosphere. Triton orbits Neptune in a retrograde orbit—revolving in the opposite direction to the parent planet's rotation—the only large moon in the Solar System to do so.
Ruach Planitia is a roughly circular flat plain and probable cryolava lake on Neptune's moon Triton.It is located in Triton's northern hemisphere within Monad Regio and directly borders the cryovolcanic plains of Cipango Planum to the east and Tuonela Planitia to the west.
Tuonela Planitia was discovered alongside Triton's other surface features by the Voyager 2 spacecraft during its flyby of the Neptune system on 25 August 1989. [3] The name Tuonela Planitia was approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1991; the name originates from the underworld realm of the dead from Finnish mythology.
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Leviathan Patera is a major cryovolcanic caldera on Neptune's largest moon Triton. [3] Discovered by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989, Leviathan Patera is located in Monad Regio and within Cipango Planum's western regions.