Triton: Neptune's moon

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why is it special?

orbit Neptune “backwards” in the opposite direction the planet uses; highly inclined orbit

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physical terrain?

extremely cold surface temp (-230ÂşC/-382ÂşF) because very far from sun

prob captured by neptune

might be geo. active with a hidden liquid ocean

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internal?

internal heat was some left-over tidal heating and some radioactive decay

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last geological resurfacing was

less than 10-100 million yrs ago

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life…

might be possible