Triton size and scale context

Triton is Neptune's largest moon and the only large moon in the Solar System with a retrograde orbit. Scientists think it began as a Kuiper Belt object captured by Neptune, and Voyager 2 found geysers erupting from its intensely cold nitrogen-frost surface. Read its scale context, comparisons, and journey links on the canonical object page.

IapetusTwo-toned icy moon·1,470 km
PlutoDwarf planet·2,380 km
TritonCaptured icy moon·2,700 km
MoonRocky moon·3,470 km

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