Orbiting Neptune in a retrograde direction, Triton challenges our understanding of moons with its unusual origin and fascinating features. This icy world, possibly a captured Kuiper Belt object, is home to nitrogen geysers, an active surface, and the tantalizing possibility of a subsurface ocean. What secrets does Triton hold, and could it harbor life? Let’s unravel the story of this enigmatic moon.

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Episode Highlights:

1. What Is Triton?
   • Size and Orbit: Triton is the seventh-largest moon in the solar system, orbiting Neptune at 354,800 km.
   • Retrograde Orbit: Uniquely orbits Neptune in the opposite direction of the planet’s rotation, suggesting it was captured by Neptune’s  ...