Ice Volcanoes in Space

by Kids Discover

English brewery mogul William Lassell used part of his fortune to build a telescope. Just 17 days after Neptune was found in 1846, he discovered Triton, its largest moon. Triton’s ice volcanoes spew liquid chemicals and dust, which freeze and fall to the surface like snow.

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