Triton Hopper
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Triton Hopper is a proposed NASA lander to Triton, the largest moon of Neptune. The idea is to harvest the abundant nitrogen ice on the surface of Triton and use it as propellant for multiple short fl
Dark streaks across Triton's south polar cap surface, thought to be dust deposits left by eruptions of nitrogen geysers
Triton (moon)
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Triton is the largest natural satellite of the planet Neptune. It is the only moon of Neptune massive enough to be rounded under its own gravity and hosts a thin, hazy atmosphere. Triton orbits Neptun
Triton Hopper
…Triton Hopper is a proposed NASA lander to Triton, the largest moon of Neptune. The idea is to harvest the abundant nitrogen ice on the surface of Triton and use it as propellant for multiple short…
William Lassell, the discoverer of Triton
Clouds observed above Triton's limb by Voyager 2
Two large cryolava lakes on Triton, seen west of Leviathan Patera. Combined, they are nearly the size of Kraken Mare on Titan. These features are unusually crater free, indicating they are young and were recently molten.