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is the largest moon of Neptune and is almost the same size as our own Earth's
moon! Neptune is seen here some 220,000 miles (355,000 km) away -
closer than our own moon is to Earth. Triton
(2,700 km in diameter) is the largest satellite in our solar system known to revolve
in a direction opposite to the planets' own spin. Also
holding the title as being 'the coldest - yet-discovered - body in our solar system'
Triton is a mystery in many ways! The landscape of frozen nitrogen is hard
as stone with a temperature of -235 degrees C.
Perhaps its' secrets lend credence to the legend that Triton is something other
than a 'natural' moon? The
space-farers in this view are intrigued and puzzled by something (unseen by us)
inside this strange edifice! Dissimilar in shape and appearance to the frozen
landscape - this 'anomaly' may also be a stranger to Triton as are the explorers! Perhaps
what appears as a crater from our viewpoint is really a 'hatch' or 'entry-way'
into something far-larger that was long ago buried under the frozen surface! Even
an entrance into the interior of this strange moon itself should not be discounted!
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