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Kraken Catena

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feature; as such, Kraken Catena may have played a role in rift-induced cryovolcanic activity in Leviathan Patera. Several of Kraken Catena's pits have central steep-sided knobs, giving a moated appearance similar to the moated mountains found on
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Triton's Surface Age and Impactor Population Revisited (Evidence for an Internal Ocean)
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Schenk, Paul; Beddingfield, Chloe; Bertrand, Tanguy; et al. (September 2021).
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As with all other surface features of Triton, Kraken Catena was discovered when
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visited the Neptune system on 25 August 1989. It is named after the
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This article about an extraterrestrial geological feature is a
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You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 281:from the original on 2 April 2024 737: 547: 196:International Astronomical Union 1: 49:Crater chain, tectonic rift 822: 732: 545: 378: 33:Kraken Catena and nearby 26: 16:Crater chain on Triton 594:Former dwarf planets 321:2021RemS...13.3476S 272:1999LPI....30.1766S 82: /  23: 796:Astrogeology stubs 525:Cantaloupe terrain 330:10.3390/rs13173476 758: 757: 730: 729: 705: 704: 602: 601: 543: 542: 213:Geology of Triton 148:. 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Set Catena
Leviathan Patera
Triton
14°00′N 35°30′E / 14.00°N 35.50°E / 14.00; 35.50
Voyager 2
Kraken
pit chain
tectonic fault
Triton
Neptune
Set Catena
Leviathan Patera
cryovolcanic
Pluto
Charon
Uranus
Ariel
Voyager 2
Kraken
Norse mythology
International Astronomical Union
List of geological features on Triton
Geology of Triton


"Kraken Catena"


Triton's Surface Age and Impactor Population Revisited (Evidence for an Internal Ocean)

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