A mission to explore the solar system’s enigmatic moon: Triton

My RPS mission site, Triton, is one of Neptune's largest and coldest moons and is hypothesized for its potential origin from the Kuiper Belt. Moreover, Triton is known for its unusual, yet perfect eccentric retrograde orbit inclination and harbors huge pools of cryovolcanoes. My mission involves deploying both a rotorcraft rover (similar to Dragonfly) and an orbiter to explore these unusual characteristics. The RPS mission will be using plutonium-238's heat as fuel and as a thermal conductivity system (the surface of Triton is -235 C). The orbiter will utilize Voyager II's data on Triton's orbit and current observations of volcanic activity near the sunlit poles to analyze tidal interactions between Neptune and Triton. This will assess the risk of Triton falling into Neptune’s Roche Limit and study the irregular orbit. The rotorcraft rover will further explore key landing sites to drill into the terrain whenever it detects large pools of sea water. Furthermore, the rover will also study the cryovolcanoes on the terrain to analyze the composition of the plumes to identify any organic compounds that could be located under the crust. By integrating data from the orbiter, rotorcraft and New Horizons, the mission will aim to determine if Triton originated from the Kuiper Belt by comparing its crust composition and moon's topography to Pluto's. My key strength for this mission is resilience. Given Triton's considerable distance (4.4 billion km) managing communication delays will become challenging. Therefore, quick thinking and optimism is necessary to overcome these issues .