Icy terrain on the surface of Triton. Crisscrossing lines resembling scars are cracks in the surface where new material has pushed up from below.

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   Images of Neptune’s moon Triton and its surface captured by Voyager 2 as it sailed past.

   Of all the large objects in the solar system, Triton has the most circular orbit. The eccentricity is only about 0.00002.

   Images: NASA / JPL