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Triton Cantaloupe Terrain

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1989

Laurence A. Soderblom25 August 1989

Triton · Science / Astronomy

Voyager 2 images reveal Triton's distinctive dimpled terrain and complex icy geology.

Laurence A. Soderblom1989

Science / Astronomy

Voyager images reveal distinctive pitted terrain on Triton resembling the surface texture of a cantaloupe.

Names involved

Laurence A. Soderblom

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