On to Triton. With Trident. Finally.

[image error]We’ve learned a lot about Neptune’s largest moon, Triton, since it was first discovered in 1846. Some scientists believe it could be an “ocean world” with liquid water — and maybe even harbor life.


And now, pending approval, we might soon get our best glimpse yet. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory proposed on Tuesday [19 March 2019] at a conference in Texas to send a spacecraft called “Trident” to Triton — with the goal of sussing out whether it’s a habitable world.


A low-cost mission that would give us decent photos and even video of Triton, Io, and even Venus. Let’s do this.


futurism.com/nasa-mission-neptune-moon-triton/

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Published on March 29, 2019 06:00
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