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A black and white photo showing the rough surface of triton. A small, deep crater sits in relief inside a much larger depression on the surface – the sort of terrain that might be a lake or small sea if there was liquid on the surface.

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A black and white photo showing the rough surface of triton. A small, deep crater sits in relief inside a much larger depression on the surface – the sort of terrain that might be a lake or small sea if there was liquid on the surface.
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Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2023 08:47:36 JST Robert McNees
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Images of Neptune’s moon Triton and its surface captured by Voyager 2 as it sailed past.
Of all the large objects in the solar system, Triton has the most circular orbit. The eccentricity is only about 0.00002.
Images: NASA / JPL

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