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Triton (/ˈtraɪtɒn/; Greek: Τρίτων, translit. Trítōn) is a Greek god of the sea, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite. Triton lived with his parents in a...
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Planetary surface (redirect from Surface (astronomy))
Dalle Ore, C.; Fornasier, S.; De Bergh, C. (2005). "Is Sedna another Triton?". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 439 (2): L1–L4. Bibcode:2005A&A...439L...1B. doi:10...
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Sedna (dwarf planet) (redirect from Sedna (Astronomy))
Dalle Ore, C.; Fornasier, S.; De Bergh, C. (2005). "Is Sedna another Triton?". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 439 (2): L1–L4. Bibcode:2005A&A...439L...1B. doi:10...
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Moons of Neptune (section Triton)
and a water creature in Greek mythology. By far the largest of them is Triton, discovered by William Lassell on 10 October 1846, 17 days after the discovery...
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Neptune (redirect from Neptune (astronomy))
Neptune-Triton system". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 219 (1–2): L23–L26. Bibcode:1989A&A...219L..23C. Wilford, John N. (29 August 1989). "Triton May Be...
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The atmosphere of Triton is the layer of gases surrounding Triton. Like the atmospheres of Titan and Pluto, Triton's atmosphere is composed primarily of...
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Nereid (moon) (redirect from Nereid (astronomy))
ISBN 978-0-8317-6975-8. Jacobson, R.A. (1991). "Triton and Nereid astrographic observations from Voyager 2". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 90 (3):...
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climate of Triton encompasses the atmospheric dynamics, weather, and long-term atmospheric trends of Neptune's moon Triton. The atmosphere of Triton is rather...
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fundamental and planetary physics mission to Neptune, Triton and the Kuiper Belt". Experimental Astronomy. 34 (2): 203–42. arXiv:1106.0132. Bibcode:2012ExA...
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Natural satellite (redirect from Satellite (astronomy))
Earth and about 1⁄80 of its mass. The next largest ratios are the Neptune–Triton system at 0.055 (with a mass ratio of about 1 to 4790), the Saturn–Titan...
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Larissa Hippocamp Proteus Triton Atmosphere of Triton Climate of Triton Geology of Triton List of geological features on Triton Halimede Psamathe Neso S/2021...
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Dwarf planet (redirect from Pluton (astronomy))
Cassini and before that by Voyager 2, which also encountered Neptune's moon Triton. All three bodies show evidence of once being dwarf planets, and their exploration...
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HMS Triton was a modified Mermaid-class sixth-rate 28-gun frigate of the Royal Navy. HMS Triton was a 28-gun sailing frigate built for the Royal Navy...
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geology of Triton encompasses the physical characteristics of the surface, internal structure, and geological history of Neptune's largest moon Triton. With...
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Neptune in fiction (redirect from Triton in fiction)
have ranged from humanoids to gaseous lifeforms. Neptune's largest moon Triton has also appeared in fiction, especially in the late 20th century onwards...
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Cernan Earth and Space Center is a public planetarium on the campus of Triton College in the Chicago suburb of River Grove. It is named for astronaut...
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William Lassell (redirect from Discoverer of Triton)
moved further out of Liverpool, to Bradstones. In 1846, Lassell discovered Triton, the largest moon of Neptune, just 17 days after the discovery of Neptune...
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Nicholson, P. D. (July 1989). "Tidal evolution in the Neptune-Triton system". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 219 (1–2): L23–L26. Bibcode:1989A&A...219L....
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Triton were also often depicted with a trident in classical art. Later, tridents were used in medieval heraldry, sometimes held by a merman or triton...
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Planetary geology (redirect from Regio (astronomy))
Geology of Vesta Geology of Ceres Geology of Io Geology of Titan Geology of Triton Geology of Pluto Geology of Charon Astrobiology – Science concerned with...
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Minute and second of arc (section Astronomy)
Babylonian astronomy as sexagesimal (base 60) subdivisions of the degree; they are used in fields that involve very small angles, such as astronomy, optometry...
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Phoebe (moon) (redirect from Phoebe (astronomy))
Phoebe is the second-largest retrograde satellite in the Solar System after Triton. Phoebe was discovered by William Henry Pickering on 18 March 1899 from...
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miles) depth, most likely related to a change in composition. Titan and Triton each have a mantle made of ice or other solid volatile substances. Some...
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Kuiper belt (section Triton)
Quaoar, and Makemake. Some of the Solar System's moons, such as Neptune's Triton and Saturn's Phoebe, may have originated in the region. The Kuiper belt...
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Solar System (redirect from Astronomy of the solar system)
direction, matching the direction of planetary rotation; Neptune's moon Triton is the largest to orbit in the opposite, retrograde manner. Most larger...
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Planet (category Observational astronomy)
satellites of Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus formed in a similar way; however, Triton was likely captured by Neptune, and Earth's Moon and Pluto's Charon might...
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Planetary science (redirect from Planetary astronomy)
It is a strongly interdisciplinary field, which originally grew from astronomy and Earth science, and now incorporates many disciplines, including planetary...
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Dust astronomy is a subfield of astronomy that uses the information contained in individual cosmic dust particles ranging from their dynamical state to...
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was proposed in 2021 as a discovery mission to visit Neptune and its moon Triton in the year, but two missions to Venus (DAVINCI+ and VERITAS) were selected...
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