A Moon That Orbits Backwards

Name: A Moon That Orbits Backwards
Uploaded: 2026-10-05T15:08:38+00:00
Duration: 41 s
Channel: Deep Space Files
Description: Triton orbits Neptune the wrong way round, so it was probably a wanderer captured from the Kuiper belt. It shoots nitrogen geysers. Imagery: NASA/JPL-Caltech ESO/S. Guisard (www.eso.org/~sguisard) #space #triton #neptune #moon #shorts

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Triton orbits Neptune the wrong way round, so it was probably a wanderer captured from the Kuiper belt. It shoots nitrogen geysers.

Imagery:
NASA/JPL-Caltech
ESO/S. Guisard (www.eso.org/~sguisard)

#space #triton #neptune #moon #shorts