Triton by Samantha Baker https://padlet.com/samanthabaker1_1/9w3p5kvqllboaixd Is this moon of Neptune potentially habitable? By Jazz Flanagan and Sam Baker en-us 2022-09-21 23:22:01 UTC 2022-09-22 15:01:48 UTC hello@padlet.com What are the three key ingredients of life? samanthabaker1_1 https://padlet.com/samanthabaker1_1/9w3p5kvqllboaixd/wish/2307682476 2022-09-21 23:27:47 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthabaker1_1/9w3p5kvqllboaixd/wish/2307682476 Water/Water Alternative samanthabaker1_1 https://padlet.com/samanthabaker1_1/9w3p5kvqllboaixd/wish/2307684156 - Triton has wispy streaks of frost in the atmosphere that are made of methane (CH4) and nitrogen (N). Some of the streaks have a red coloration to them due to the radiation caused by the methane.
- Methane can be used as water alternative.

]]> 2022-09-21 23:30:21 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthabaker1_1/9w3p5kvqllboaixd/wish/2307684156 Organic Compounds samanthabaker1_1 https://padlet.com/samanthabaker1_1/9w3p5kvqllboaixd/wish/2307685158 - Methane is the only organic compound that has been discovered, so far, on Triton. There are still many properties of Triton that have yet to be discovered or researched. ]]> 2022-09-21 23:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthabaker1_1/9w3p5kvqllboaixd/wish/2307685158 Energy Source samanthabaker1_1 https://padlet.com/samanthabaker1_1/9w3p5kvqllboaixd/wish/2307685546 - Active geysers release nitrogen gas (one of the most geologically active moons in the solar system)
- Triton receives some sunlight, though because 70% of the sunlight is reflected by the frosty nitrogen, surface temperatures are around -235 degrees C (-391 F)
- There are multiple active volcanos, either caused by the seasonal heating of the sun or past tidal heating]]> 2022-09-21 23:32:10 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthabaker1_1/9w3p5kvqllboaixd/wish/2307685546 Atmosphere samanthabaker1_1 https://padlet.com/samanthabaker1_1/9w3p5kvqllboaixd/wish/2307685809 - Like earth, Triton has an ionosphere, a layer that can reflect radio waves.
- On earth, the ionosphere overlaps the very top of our atmosphere. It is created out of particles ionized (charged) by the sun. It can be influenced by weather on the planet or in space.]]> 2022-09-21 23:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthabaker1_1/9w3p5kvqllboaixd/wish/2307685809 Other Facts About Triton: jflanagan43_1 https://padlet.com/samanthabaker1_1/9w3p5kvqllboaixd/wish/2307690387 2022-09-21 23:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthabaker1_1/9w3p5kvqllboaixd/wish/2307690387 Retrograde Orbit jflanagan43_1 https://padlet.com/samanthabaker1_1/9w3p5kvqllboaixd/wish/2307693881 - Triton has a retrograde orbit, which means that Triton orbits in the opposite direction of Neptune's rotation. 
- This plays a role in Triton's north and south poles taking turns facing the sun. ]]> 2022-09-21 23:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthabaker1_1/9w3p5kvqllboaixd/wish/2307693881 Geological Characteristics samanthabaker1_1 https://padlet.com/samanthabaker1_1/9w3p5kvqllboaixd/wish/2307710439 - Triton likely has a core made of rock and metals, and a mantle of ice. It is not sure if there is an ocean underneath the ice, but there is a possibility.
- Like Neptune's other moon, Triton is very dense compared to other outer planets (being twice as dense as water)
- Some scientists believe that Triton may have come from the Kuiper belt and was caught in Neptune's gravity.]]> 2022-09-22 00:00:30 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthabaker1_1/9w3p5kvqllboaixd/wish/2307710439 Topography of Triton's Volcanic Plains jflanagan43_1 https://padlet.com/samanthabaker1_1/9w3p5kvqllboaixd/wish/2307906430 2022-09-22 02:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthabaker1_1/9w3p5kvqllboaixd/wish/2307906430 Voyager 2 Obtained Image of Triton jflanagan43_1 https://padlet.com/samanthabaker1_1/9w3p5kvqllboaixd/wish/2307920487 2022-09-22 02:38:48 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthabaker1_1/9w3p5kvqllboaixd/wish/2307920487