On the "canteloupe" hemisphere of Neptune's moon Triton, we see channels that were carved by liquid a. water b. lava c. methane d. ammonia e. nitrogen The 2004 landing on Saturn's moon Titan was achieved by the probe called a. Galileo b. Dawn c. Voyager 1 d. Huygens e. New Horizons

On the "canteloupe" hemisphere of Neptune's moon Triton, we see channels that were carved by liquid a. water b. lava c. methane d. ammonia e. nitrogen The 2004 landing on Saturn's moon Titan was achieved by the probe called a. Galileo b. Dawn c. Voyager 1 d. Huygens e. New Horizons

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On the "canteloupe" hemisphere of Neptune's moon Triton, we see channels that were carved by liquid

	a.	water
	b.	lava
	c.	methane
	d.	ammonia
	e.	nitrogen

The 2004 landing on Saturn's moon Titan was achieved by the probe called

	a.	Galileo
	b.	Dawn
	c.	Voyager 1
	d.	Huygens
	e.	New Horizons

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