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Triton is the seventh known satellite from the planet.
Triton's orbit is inclined about 30 to Neptune's orbit. Triton has a retrograde orbit, which means that it moves clockwise as seen from Neptune's north pole. Most bodies in the solar system, including all of Neptune's other moons, travel counterclockwise as seen from the north pole of the body they orbit. Triton is the only large body in the solar system with a retrograde orbit, leading scientists to theorize that Neptune captured it from an independent orbit around the sun. Triton has a complex and young surface.