Triton’s Southern Hemisphere
Caption:
This polar projection of Triton's southern hemisphere provides a view of the southern polar cap and bright equatorial fringe. The margin of the cap is scalloped and ranges in latitude from +10 degrees to -30 degrees. The bright fringe is closely associated with the cap's margin; from it, diffuse bright rays extend north-northeast for hundreds of kilometers. The bright fringe probably consists of very fresh nitrogen frost or snow, and the rays consist of bright-fringe materials that were redistributed by north-moving Coriolis-deflected winds.
Cataloging Keywords:
Name |
Value |
Additional Values |
Target |
Triton |
|
System |
Neptune |
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Target Type |
Satellite |
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Mission |
Voyager |
|
Instrument Host |
Cassini Orbiter |
Voyager 2 |
Host Type |
Orbiter |
Flyby Spacecraft |
Instrument |
Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) |
|
Detector |
|
|
Extra Keywords |
Color |
Acquisition Date |
|
Release Date |
1998-06-08 |
Date in Caption |
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Image Credit |
NASA/JPL/USGS |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00423 |
Identifier |
PIA00423 |