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Voyager discovered that Triton possessed a thin atmosphere of 15 microbars or 0.000015 times the surface pressure on Earth at sea level. The limb of Triton also showed a thin haze about 13 kilometers from the surface of the planet and thin patches of clouds as shown by this image.
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Astronomy question: Who discovered Neptune's largest moon Triton? Triton was discovered by British astronomer William Lassell on October 10, 1846. It was only 17 days after Neptune itself was discovered ... Triton was discovered by British astronomer William Lassell on October 10, 1846.
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It was Neptune's moon discovered by William Lassell in 1846
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Triton (moon) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Triton is the largest moon of the planet Neptune, discovered on October 10, 1846 by William Lassell. It is the only large moon in the Solar System with a retrograde orbit, which is an orbit in the op...
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Astronomers - Astronomy glossary explains basic astronomical terms. ... William Lassell was an amateur English astronomer (a brewer by trade) who discovered Triton, the largest moon of Neptune (in 1846) and Ariel, the brightest moon of Uranus in 1851. With W.C. Bond, he discovered Saturn's moon Hyperion in 1848...
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In astronomy, largest of Neptune's moons ... Probably Triton was formerly a separate body like Pluto but was captured by Neptune. Triton was discovered in 1846 by English astronomer William Lassell (1799–1880) only weeks after the discovery of Neptune.
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But this time he discovered that Neptune had a satellite as well. Lassell soon proved that the ring was a product of his new telescope's distortion, but the satellite Triton remained.
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But this time he discovered that Neptune had a satellite as well. Lassell soon proved that the ring was a product of his new telescope's distortion, but the satellite Triton remained.
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A team of scientists has just discovered a new species of mountain triton in the Montseny Nature Reserve. The species has been given the scientific name Calotriton arnoldi. It is the only endemic vertebrate species currently known to exist in Cataloni ... The Montseny triton presents a set of genetic,
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