Triton orbits to the beat of its own drum.
, and it's over 200 times bigger than all of the other moons of Neptune combined, which makes it really stick out.
Second, Triton is one of the irregular moons. It orbits backward relative to Neptune's spin, and its orbit is inclined at a stunning 67 degrees — almost perpendicular to its parent planet. Despite its irregularity, Triton's orbit is surprisingly circular — in fact, one of the most perfectly circular orbits out of all the objects in the solar system.
As for the surface, it looks like a cantaloupe. A large chunk of Triton's midlatitudes is covered in bumpy, wrinkly features nicknamed, appropriately enough, cantaloupe terrain. Another large section features broad, featureless plains dotted with massive calderas, while the southern portion is dominated by a vastWhat the surface of Triton doesn't have is a lot of craters, signifying that it's capable of resurfacing itself and erasing them.
So we've gathered the facts of the crime scene investigation: This moon of Neptune is way bigger than it should be, has a completely wonky orbit, formed in a nontraditional way, and has a young, dynamic and active surface. What's the story behind these oddities? The best answer is that Triton is no mere moon but instead a victim of an interplanetary kidnapping. Perhaps it is really a
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