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Final Descent To Triton

from Satellites by Shards Of Reason

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Triton has the triple distinction of being the coldest celestial body in the solar system, of being the largest of Neptune's moons and of being the only moon to have a retrograde orbit (i.e. in the opposite direction to its parent planet's spin).

Covered with a shell of frozen water, frozen carbon dioxide and frozen nitrogen, it reflects back up to 95% of the sunshine that reaches it. The average surface temperature is around -237 C...that's like Glasgow in January.

Very, very cold.

Triton also has an atmosphere (albeit a very thin one) of nitrogen and is suspected to have a subterranean ocean, like so many of the moons of the outer planets.
I loved the idea of a diving from a sedate orbit into an express-lift final approach to landing on this wasteland of a world...making swift adjustments to avoid the huge water/ammonia plumes from one of its cryo-volcanoes with the huge blue sphere of Neptune, the final proper planet in the system, looming overhead.
Hope you enjoy the ride.

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from Satellites, released November 7, 2010

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West Midlands-based duo creating a melting pot of contemporary jazz vibes, downtempo electronica and dreamy ambient landscapes.

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