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| Description: The Capture and Destruction of Triton This series of drawings depicts how (a) Triton was captured by Neptune in a retrograde orbit. (b) The tides that Triton then created on the planet caused that moon’s orbit to become quite circular and (c) to spiral inward. (d) Triton will eventually reach Neptune’s Roche limit and (e) be pulled apart to form a ring. Picture Stats: Views: 1165 Filesize: 201.01kB Height: 900 Width: 1134 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=18226 |