• Neptune and Triton is an early sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. It is housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum of London and was executed c. 1622–1623.
  • Scientists think Triton is a Kuiper Belt Object captured by Neptune's gravity millions of years ago.
  • While the immediate impact of the Neptune-Triton encounter may be restricted to their celestial vicinity, there are potential effects that reach far beyond this...
  • Until another spacecraft is sent to Neptune, Neptune and Triton will stand as the basic reference on the planet.
  • While the rules for using Neptune and Triton are generally straightforward, there are some exceptions that are worth noting.
  • This computer generated montage shows Neptune as it would appear from a spacecraft approaching Triton, Neptune's largest moon at 2706 km (1683 mi)...
  • Although both bodies originated in the outer solar system, Triton was captured by Neptune and has undergone a radically different thermal history than Pluto.
  • No spacecraft has gone to Neptune since the 1980s, but telescopes are capturing new data on Triton from the ground.
  • The main differences between Neptune and Triton are that Neptune is an ice based gas giant whilst Triton is terrestrial based natural satellite, Neptune is far...
  • Neptune's moon Triton is very likely a captured Kuiper Belt object, holding the answers to questions about the icy dwarf planets that formed in the outer Solar System.