Editing Triton (moon) (section)

=== Cryovolcanism ===
{{Further|Cryovolcano}}

One of the largest [[cryovolcanic]] features found on Triton is [[Leviathan Patera]],<ref>{{Cite journal | doi=10.1016/j.pss.2018.03.010| title=Heat flow in Triton: Implications for heat sources powering recent geologic activity| year=2018| last1=Martin-Herrero| first1=Alvaro| last2=Romeo| first2=Ignacio| last3=Ruiz| first3=Javier| journal=Planetary and Space Science| volume=160| pages=19–25| bibcode=2018P&SS..160...19M| s2cid=125508759}}</ref> a caldera-like feature roughly 100&nbsp;km in diameter seen near the equator. Surrounding this caldera is a massive cryovolcanic plain, Cipango Planum, which is at least 490,000 km<sup>2</sup> in area; assuming Leviathan Patera is the primary vent, Leviathan Patera is one of the largest volcanic or cryovolcanic constructs in the Solar System.<ref name="schenk2021">{{Cite journal |doi=10.3390/rs13173476 |title=Triton: Topography and Geology of a Probable Ocean World with Comparison to Pluto and Charon |date=September 2021 |last1=Schenk | first1=Paul |last2=Beddingfield |first2=Chloe |last3=Bertrand |first3=Tanguy |display-authors=et al. |journal=Remote Sensing | volume=13 |issue=17 |page=3476 |doi-access=free |bibcode=2021RemS...13.3476S }}</ref> This feature is also connected to two enormous cryolava lakes seen northwest of the caldera. Because the cryolava on Triton is believed to be primarily water ice with some ammonia, these lakes would qualify as stable bodies of surface liquid water while they were molten. This is the first place such bodies have been found apart from Earth, and Triton is the only icy body known to feature cryolava lakes,<ref>{{cite web |title=Triton's Volcanic Plains |date=August 25, 2009 |url=https://science.nasa.gov/resource/tritons-volcanic-plains |publisher=Lunar and Planetary Institute}}</ref> although similar cryomagmatic extrusions can be seen on [[Ariel (moon)|Ariel]], [[Ganymede (moon)|Ganymede]], [[Charon (moon)|Charon]], and [[Titan (moon)|Titan]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schenk |first1=Paul |last2=Prockter |first2=Louise |title=Candidate Cryovolcanic Features in the Outer Solar System |url=https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/cryovolcanism2018/pdf/2035.pdf |publisher=Lunar and Planetary Institute}}</ref>