What is Triton?
Q: What is Triton?
A: Triton is the largest moon of the planet Neptune and the seventh-largest moon in the Solar System.
Q: When was Triton discovered?
A: Triton was discovered by the British astronomer William Lassell on October 10, 1846, just 17 days after Neptune itself was discovered by the German astronomers Johann Gottfried Galle and Heinrich Louis d'Arrest.
Q: Is Triton believed to be a captured Kuiper Belt object?
A: Yes, it is believed that Triton is a captured Kuiper Belt object.
Q: How cold is the surface temperature of Triton recorded as being?
A: The surface temperature of Triton has been recorded as -235°C (-391°F) by Voyager 2.
Q: Does Triton have its own magnetic field or atmosphere?
A: Yes, it has both its own magnetic field and a faint trace of an atmosphere.
