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Triton: size, dimension and comparison

The adopted reference is about 2,705.2 km.

Mean diameter ≈ 2 705 km

2,705.2 km = 2,705,200 m. A kilometer contains 1,000 meters.

A natural satellite of Neptune.

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Triton, interpreted illustration
Interpreted illustration · dimension stated in the fact sheet.

What does this number measure?

Size calculated from the mean radius published by NASA/JPL: the diameter of a sphere with equivalent volume. The actual shape of small moons can be highly irregular.

Compare the stated dimensions

The comparison uses the number in each fact sheet: altitude, height, diameter, length or distance, depending on the reference. Two values in metres do not necessarily describe the same property.

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Source and limitations

Catalogue value: a source is provided, but the measurement has not been individually audited in this project.

Uncertainty stated in the catalogue: about 4.8 km.

Interpreted astronomical view. The textures are illustrative; this image is neither a space mission photograph nor a scientific map.