Yahoo Canada Web Search

Search results

1. science.nasa.gov › neptune › neptune-moonsTriton - NASA Science

   science.nasa.gov › neptune › neptune-moons

   • Cached

   A 3D model of Triton, a moon of Neptune. Triton has a diameter of 1,680 miles (2,700 kilometers). Spacecraft images show the moon has a sparsely cratered surface with smooth volcanic plains, mounds and round pits formed by icy lava flows. Triton consists of a crust of frozen nitrogen over an icy mantle believed to cover a core of rock and metal.

   • In Depth | Triton – NASA Solar System Exploration

     Overview. Triton is the largest of Neptune's 13 moons. It is...

   • The Exploration of Neptune and Triton - NASA Solar System ...

     Neptune and its captured moon Triton are unexplored with...

   • Proposed NASA Mission Would Visit Neptune’s Curious Moon Triton

     The oddities of Triton could fill an almanac: As Neptune...

2. solarsystem.nasa.gov › moons › neptune-moonsIn Depth | Triton – NASA Solar System Exploration

   solarsystem.nasa.gov › moons › neptune-moons

   • Cached

   • Discovery
   • Overview
   • How Triton Got Its Name

   Triton was discovered on Oct. 10, 1846 by British astronomer William Lassell, just 17 days after Neptune itself was discovered.

   See full list on solarsystem.nasa.gov

   Triton is the largest of Neptune's 13 moons. It is unusual because it is the only large moon in our solar system that orbits in the opposite direction of its planet's rotation―a retrograde orbit. Scientists think Triton is a Kuiper Belt Object captured by Neptune's gravity millions of years ago. It shares many similarities with Pluto, the best know...

   See full list on solarsystem.nasa.gov

   Triton is named after the son of Poseidon (the Greek god comparable to the Roman Neptune). Until the discovery of the second moon Nereid in 1949, Triton was commonly known as simply "the satellite of Neptune."

   See full list on solarsystem.nasa.gov

3. Videos

   • 

     12:18

     youtube.com

     The Bizarre Characteristics of Triton | Our Solar System's Moons

     Jul 30, 2019

     1.4M Views

   • 

     1:14

     youtube.com

     Sailing Past Neptune's Moon Triton

     Aug 21, 2014

     148.3K Views

   • 

     2:58

     youtube.com

     Neptune 101 | National Geographic

     Mar 28, 2019

     3.2M Views

   View all

4. phys.org › news › 2024-11-mission-triton-neptuneA mission to Triton and Neptune could unlock their mysteries

   phys.org › news › 2024-11-mission-triton-neptune

   • Cached

   Nov 12, 2024 · Global color mosaic of Neptune's largest moon, Triton, taken by NASA's Voyager 2 in 1989. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/USGS ... An ambitious mission to Neptune could study both the planet and Triton ...

5. www.jpl.nasa.gov › news › nasa-selects-four-possibleNASA Selects Four Possible Missions to Study the Secrets of ...

   www.jpl.nasa.gov › news › nasa-selects-four-possible

   • Cached

   Feb 13, 2020 · Trident would explore Triton, a unique and highly active icy moon of Neptune, to understand pathways to habitable worlds at tremendous distances from the Sun. NASA's Voyager 2 mission showed that Triton has active resurfacing - generating the second-youngest surface in the solar system - with the potential for erupting plumes and an atmosphere.

   • Author: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

6. www.planetary.org › articles › return-to-neptune-plansReturn to Neptune? The plans to send an… | The Planetary Society

   www.planetary.org › articles › return-to-neptune-plans

   • Cached

   Feb 17, 2022 · Proposals for missions to study the ice giant planet Neptune and its mysterious moon Triton have been on NASA’s to-do list for over a decade, but nothing has happened until now. A mission to explore one of the ice giants — Uranus or Neptune — was one of the three priorities set out by the last Decadal Survey in 2010, along with Jupiter’s moon Europa and a sample return mission to Mars.

7. solarsystem.nasa.gov › studies › 141The Exploration of Neptune and Triton - NASA Solar System ...

   solarsystem.nasa.gov › studies › 141

   • Cached

   Oct 24, 2024 · Neptune and its captured moon Triton are unexplored with modern spacecraft instrumentation. Observations of these objects are urgently needed to address planet formation and the evolution of ice giant planets, icy satellites, Kuiper Belt Objects, and the solar system itself. Please let us know if you find any discrepancies or inaccuracies.

8. People also ask

   Will NASA study Neptune and Triton?

   • Proposals for missions to study the ice giant planet Neptune and its mysterious moon Triton have been on NASA’s to-do list for over a decade, but nothing has happened until now.

   Return to Neptune? The plans to send an… | The Planetary Society

   www.planetary.org/articles/return-to-neptune-plans

   See all results for this question

   Are Neptune and Triton unexplored?

   • Neptune and its captured moon Triton are unexplored with modern spacecraft instrumentation. Observations of these objects are urgently needed to address planet formation and the evolution of ice giant planets, icy satellites, Kuiper Belt Objects, and the solar system itself. Please let us know if you find any discrepancies or inaccuracies.

   The Exploration of Neptune and Triton - Solar System Exploration

   solarsystem.nasa.gov/studies/141/the-exploration-of-neptune-and-triton/

   See all results for this question

   Why do we go to Neptune and Triton instead of Uranus?

   • “One of the main reasons for going to Neptune and Triton rather than Uranus is that we get an ice giant and a Pluto-like Kuiper Belt object in one fell swoop,” says Rymer. Neptune and Triton from Voyager 2 This image of Neptune and Triton was captured by Voyager 2 as it departed the Neptune system on 31 August 1989.

   Return to Neptune? The plans to send an… | The Planetary Society

   www.planetary.org/articles/return-to-neptune-plans

   See all results for this question

   Does Triton help Neptune?

   • Triton also helps Neptune’s case. “Triton breaks the tie between Uranus and Neptune in terms of scientific interest because it’s the only major moon in our solar system that's in a retrograde orbit,” said Dr. Kunio Sayanagi, Associate Professor at Hampton University, who worked on the Neptune Odyssey white paper.

   Return to Neptune? The plans to send an… | The Planetary Society

   www.planetary.org/articles/return-to-neptune-plans

   See all results for this question

   Could Trident explore Neptune's largest moon?

   • A new Discovery mission proposal, Trident would explore Neptune’s largest moon, Triton, which is potentially an ocean world with liquid water under its icy crust. Trident aims to answer the questions outlined in the graphic illustration above. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

   Proposed NASA Mission Would Visit Neptune’s Curious Moon Triton

   www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/jpl/proposed-nasa-mission-would-visit-neptunes-curious-moon-triton/

   See all results for this question

   Is Triton a Kuiper belt object?

   • Triton is the largest of Neptune's 13 moons. It is unusual because it is the only large moon in our solar system that orbits in the opposite direction of its planet's rotation―a retrograde orbit. Scientists think Triton is a Kuiper Belt Object captured by Neptune's gravity millions of years ago.

   Triton - NASA Science

   science.nasa.gov/neptune/neptune-moons/triton/

   See all results for this question

9. www.nasa.gov › centers-and-facilities › jplProposed NASA Mission Would Visit Neptune’s Curious Moon Triton

   www.nasa.gov › centers-and-facilities › jpl

   • Cached

   Jun 16, 2020 · The oddities of Triton could fill an almanac: As Neptune rotates, Triton orbits in the opposite direction. No other large moon in the solar system does that. And Triton’s orbit lies at an extreme tilt, offset from Neptune’s equator by 23 degrees. About three-quarters the diameter of our own Moon, Triton isn’t where it used to be, either.