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Triton (Satellite of Neptune)

Triton
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Constants

  •  Mean Radius:               1352.6 km
  •  Mass:                      0.0036 (Earth=1)
  •  Density:                   2.054 (g/cm^3)
  •  Gravity:                   (0.077) (Earth=1)
  •  Orbit Period:              5.88 (Earth days)
  •  Rotation Period:           5.88 (Earth days)
  •  Semimajor Axis of Orbit:   355,000 km
  •  Eccentricity of Orbit:     0.000
Notes on Constants Table

Triton Nomenclature

Official names of features on Triton as approved by the International Astronomical Union.

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