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Using numerical simulations, the authors found that the likelihood of Triton achieving a retrograde orbit depends heavily on the axial tilt of Neptune after the first collision. Following the first collision, Triton's orbit would begin to precess relative to Neptune's new equatorial plane, with the second collision bringing Neptune close to or ...
Triton's atmosphere supports clouds of nitrogen ice crystals and a layer of organic atmospheric haze. Triton was the first Neptunian moon to be discovered, on October 10, 1846, by English astronomer William Lassell. The 1989 flyby of Triton by the Voyager 2 spacecraft remains the only up-close visit to the moon as of 2024.
As a result, Triton's surface geology is largely driven by the dynamics of water ice and other volatiles such as nitrogen and methane. Triton's geology is vigorous, and has been and continues to be influenced by its unusual history of capture, high internal heat, and its thin but significant atmosphere.
This is a list of named geological features on Triton. Catenae (crater chains) Catena Named after Name approved (Date ...
Triton (/ ˈ t r aɪ t ɒ n /; Ancient Greek: Τρίτων, romanized: Trítōn) is a Greek god of the sea, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite. Triton lived with his parents in a golden palace on the bottom of the sea. Later he is often depicted as having a conch shell he would blow like a trumpet. [citation needed]
Triton is the largest moon of Neptune. In 1989, Voyager 2 flew past the moon at a distance of 40,000 km (25,000 mi), [7] and discovered several cryovolcanoes on its surface. Triton is geologically active, its surface is young and has relatively few impact craters. It has a very thin atmosphere. Voyager 2 was only able to observe approximately ...
A map may prove that Marco Polo discovered America more than two centuries before Christopher Columbus. A sheepskin map, believed to be a copy of the 13th century Italian explorer's, may indicate ...
The atmosphere of Triton is the layer of gases ... In 1989 Voyager 2 discovered that near the surface there are winds blowing to the east or north-east with a ...