25 August 1989
Triton Cantaloupe Terrain
Voyager 2 images reveal Triton's distinctive dimpled terrain and complex icy geology.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Triton in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Voyager 2 images reveal Triton's distinctive dimpled terrain and complex icy geology.
Voyager 2 passes close to Triton after its Neptune encounter and returns detailed surface observations.
Voyager 2 reveals Triton's icy surface, plumes and unusual terrain.
Voyager 2 imagery reveals active dark plumes rising above Triton's nitrogen-ice surface.
Provenance
These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match United States of America and Triton. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.
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