Triton (artist's impression)

Panning across an artist’s impression of how Triton, Neptune’s largest moon, might look from high above its surface. The distant Sun appears at the upper-left and the blue crescent of Neptune right of centre. Using the CRIRES instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, a team of astronomers has been able to see that the summer is in full swing in Triton’s southern hemisphere.

Credit:

ESO/L. Calçada

About the Video

Id:eso1015a
Release date:7 April 2010, 12:00
Related releases:eso1015
Duration:20 s
Frame rate:30 fps

About the Object

Name:Triton
Category:Solar System

HD


Large

Large QT
5.6 MB

Medium

Video Podcast
4.2 MB
Medium MPEG-1
7.1 MB
Medium Flash
5.0 MB

Small

Small Flash
2.1 MB
Small QT
1.3 MB

For Broadcasters