The origin of dark/light aureole areas on Neptune's satellite Triton

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Jan 1991

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991em%26p...52...93t&link_type=abstract

Earth, Moon, and Planets (ISSN 0167-9295), vol. 52, Jan. 1991, p. 93, 94.

Physics

Albedo, Neptune (Planet), Satellite Surfaces, Triton, Volcanoes, Methane, Nitrogen, Solar Heating

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The findings of Smith et al. (1989) concerning the existence of dark areas in floors of impact craters on the Uranian satellite Oberon are reviewed. It is noted that Smith et al. concluded that dark streaks in the south polar region of Triton were the result of geyser-like eruptions perhaps triggered by solar heating of nitrogenous material and dark methane ice. It is suggested that endogenic effusion of a two layered deposit in the crust onto the surface, a much milder eruption process, may be responsible for the dark/light aureole areas.

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