Triton is the largest natural satellite of the planet Neptune, and was the first Neptunian moon to be discovered, on October 10, 1846, by English astronomer William Lassell. It is the only large moon in the Solar System with a retrograde orbit, an orbit in the direction opposite to its planet's rotation. Because of its retrograde orbit and composition similar to Pluto, Triton is thought to have been a dwarf planet, captured from the Kuiper belt.

GENERAL INFO

  • Created On: Windows
  • Game Version: 0.9.917.1

CHARACTERISTICS

  • Radius: 1,353 km
  • Sea Level: None
  • Surface Gravity: 0.8 m/s
  • Rotational Period: N/A
  • Escape Velocity: 1.45 km/s
  • Mass: 2.14E+22kg

Atmosphere

  • Height: 4,304 m
  • Scale Height: 1,869 m
  • Surface Air Density: 0.0 g/m3
  • Surface Temperature: 35 K

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