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1. • • At least four active geyser-like eruptions were discovered in Voyager 2 images of Triton, Neptune's large satellite. The two best documented eruptions occur as columns of dark material rising to an altitude of about 8 kilometers where dark clouds of material are left suspended to drift downwind over 100 kilometers.
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3. www.jpl.nasa.gov › news › voyager-2-discoversVoyager 2 Discovers Eruption on Triton | NASA Jet Propulsion ...

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   five-mile-tall, geyser-like plume of dark material has been discovered erupting from the surface of Neptune's moon Triton in one of the images returned last month to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft.

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4. www.newscientist.com › article › mg12416892-000Science: Voyager spaceprobe discovers geyser on Triton

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   Nov 4, 1989 · PLANETARY scientists have discovered a geyser-like plume of material erupting from the surface of Triton, Neptune's largest moon. The spaceprobe Voyager 2 photographed the eruption from a distance...

   • Author: Martin Ratcliffe

5. www.usgs.gov › publications › tritons-geyser-plumesTriton's geyser-like plumes: Discovery and basic characterization

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   Oct 19, 1990 · At least four active geyser-like eruptions were discovered in Voyager 2 images of Triton, Neptune's large satellite. The two best documented eruptions occur as columns of dark material rising to an altitude of about 8 kilometers where dark clouds of material are left suspended to drift downwind over 100 kilometers.

   • DOI: 10.1126/science.250.4979.410
   • Publication Year: 1990

   • Publication Type: Article

6. www.jpl.nasa.gov › images › pia14449-tritonsTriton's Volcanic Plumes - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

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   Triton's Volcanic Plumes. Oct. 27, 1989. These three sequential images of an erupting volcano on Neptune's large moon Triton were taken by NASA's Voyager 2 as the spacecraft approach the moon on Aug. 26, 1989.

7. www.science.org › doi › 10Triton's Geyser-Like Plumes: Discovery and Basic ... - Science

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   At least four active geyser-like eruptions were discovered in Voyager 2 images of Triton, Neptune's large satellite. The two best documented eruptions occur as columns of dark material rising to an altitude of about 8 kilometers where dark clouds of material are left suspended to drift downwind over 100 kilometers.

   • Author: Laurence A. Soderblom, S.W. Kieffer, T.L. Becker, R. H. Brown, A.F. Cook, C.J. Hansen, T. V. Johnson...

   • Publish Year: 1990

8. www.jpl.nasa.gov › images › pia14448-tritons-dark-plumeTriton's Dark Plume | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

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   Triton's Dark Plume. A several-kilometers-tall, geyser-like eruption of dark material is seen shooting almost straight up from the surface of Neptune's moon, Triton, in this Voyager 2 image, acquired on Aug. 24, 1989, from a distance of 99,920 kilometers (about 62,000 miles).

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   How many geyser-like eruptions were found in Voyager 2?

   • At least four active geyser-like eruptions were discovered in Voyager 2 images of Triton, Neptune's large satellite. The two best documented eruptions occur as columns of dark material rising to an altitude of about 8 kilometers where dark clouds of material are left suspended to drift downwind over 100 kilometers.

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   Why did Triton erupt?

   • Voyager scientists say one explanation for the mechanism that drives such eruptions is that sunlight absorbed by dark particles inside Triton's ice cap warms nitrogen ice, causing the pressure of nitrogen gas to increase.

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   How did Voyager 2 get past Neptune?

   • Once past the Neptune system, Voyager 2 followed a course below the ecliptic plane and out of the solar system. Approximately 35 million miles (56 million kilometers) past the encounter, Voyager 2’s instruments were put in low-power mode to conserve energy.

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   How many moons did Voyager 2 discover?

   • Voyager 2 was the first human-made object to fly past Uranus. At Uranus, Voyager 2 discovered 10 new moons and two new rings. Voyager 2 was the first human-made object to fly by Neptune. At Neptune, Voyager 2 discovered five moons, four rings, and a "Great Dark Spot." This 3D visualization is updated with real spacecraft data every five minutes. 1.

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   What did Voyager 2 discover?

   • Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to study all four of the solar system's giant planets at close range. Voyager 2 discovered a 14th moon at Jupiter. Voyager 2 was the first human-made object to fly past Uranus. At Uranus, Voyager 2 discovered 10 new moons and two new rings. Voyager 2 was the first human-made object to fly by Neptune.

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   What is the Voyager project?

   • The Voyager Project is managed for NASA by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. These three sequential images of an erupting volcano on Neptune's large moon Triton were taken by NASA's Voyager 2 as the spacecraft approach the moon on Aug. 26, 1989.

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10. science.nasa.gov › mission › voyagerVoyager 2 - Science@NASA

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    Voyager photographed two-thirds of Neptune’s largest moon Triton, revealing the coldest known planetary body in the solar system and a nitrogen ice “volcano” on its surface. Spectacular images of its southern hemisphere showed a strange, pitted, cantaloupe-type terrain.