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Triton with Geysers and Neptune

Unusual geysers erupt continually on the frigid surface of Neptune's largest moon, Triton. The geysers can reach heights up to 5 miles or 8 kilometres before being sheared off by prevailing winds.

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Triton with Geysers and Neptune

Caption:

Unusual geysers erupt continually on the frigid surface of Neptune's largest moon, Triton. The geysers can reach heights up to 5 miles or 8 kilometres before being sheared off by prevailing winds.

Credit:

Album / Science Source / John R. Foster

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6821 x 4528 px | 88.4 MB

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57.8 x 38.3 cm | 22.7 x 15.1 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ACTIVE • ASTRONOMY • ASTRONOMY: OBSERVATORY • BELT • CRYOVOLCANISM • CRYOVOLCANOS • GAS • GEYSER • GEYSERS • GIANT • GIANTS • ICY • II • KUIPER • LUNA • MOON • MOONS • NEPTUNE • NEREID • OBSERVATORY • ORRERY • OUTER • PLANETARIUM • PLANETARY • PLANETS • PLUTO • RINGS • SOLAR • SYSTEM • TRITON • URANUS • VENTING • VENTS • VOYAGER