| Triton is the seventh and by far the largest of
Neptune's satellites.
Discovered by Lassell in 1846
only a few weeks after the discovery of Neptune itself.
In Greek mythology, Triton is a
god of the sea, the son of Poseidon (Neptune); usually portrayed
as having the head and trunk of a man and the tail of a fish.
Triton has been visited by only
one spacecraft, Voyager 2 on Aug 25, 1989.
An
Overview of the Solar System
Astronomy
Picture of the Day, NASA, Nov 23, 1997 |
Photograph:
Voyager 2, NASA, 1989
orbit: 354,760 km from Neptune
diameter: 2700 km
mass: 2.14E22
kg |
Triton
