China’s space agency may send a mission Neptune – major discoveries are in store

Neptune and other ice giants are potential scientific treasure troves.

Triton also has cryovolcanic activities, which are caused by the tidal flexing of its interior due to Neptune’s gravitational pull. This activity is increased when Triton gets closer to the Sun, causing greater eruptions. The tenuous atmosphere of the moon will have higher nitrogen concentrations and other gases. This could be used to study its composition and structure. The team also noted that there were several goals for the rings:

\”Establish an exhaustive list of planetary ring and their inner Shepherd Satellites, study characteristics, formation mechanisms, material exchange and gas transportation of planetary ring of different orbital type, analyze the origins of different celestial body, and detect any organic matter…The multiple planetary neptune rings are not distributed uniformly in longitude. It presents a discrete arc-block structure. \”Interesting dynamical questions are why these arc-blocks can exist and if they can be stable without spreading out.\”

In recent years, China’s space agency made some impressive moves that show how it has become a world power in the space. The development of heavy launch vehicles like the Long March 9 and the deployment of spacestations (the Tiangong Program) are just a few examples. They also include their success in the Chang’e, Tianwen and Chang’e programs which have sent robotic explorers on missions to the Moon and Mars.

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https://www.inverse.com/science/china-neptune-mission