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Tsanfau II is the second-largest moon of Tsanfau. It is about 690 kilometers (428 mi) in diameter. Tsanfau II is mostly covered by freshly created and relatively clean ice sheets, exposed rocky mountaintops, old craters, ice scraps, ice geysers, water-ice layers, and a surprisingly dense atmosphere for its size.
Tsanfau II is the second-largest moon of Tsanfau. It is about 690 kilometers (428 mi) in diameter. Tsanfau II is mostly covered by freshly created and relatively clean ice sheets, exposed rocky mountaintops, old craters, ice scraps, ice geysers, water-ice layers, and a surprisingly dense atmosphere for its size.


==History==
Tsanfau II was discovered on November 15, 1799, by astronomer Allister Llyod, but little was known about the moon until much later. Flybys by space probes revealed its surface, atmosphere, and environment in greater detail. The most surprising of discoveries being the relatively dense atmosphere and ice geysers that produced jets of materials and chemicals. These ice geysers are leading contender into why Tsanfau II has such a dense atmosphere for its size and proximity to Tsanfau. The planet itself is constantly tugging on Tsanfau II's atmosphere, which may be a factor in Tsanfau II's weather patterns. Tsanfau II is also currently geologically active and may have a subsurface ocean.
===Discovery===
===Naming===
==Orbit and rotation==
==Geology==
===Surface features===
====Impact craters and Mountains====
====Tectonic features====
====Smooth Ice plains====
====polar regions====
====ice geysers and plumes====
===Internal structure===
====Subsurface water ocean====
====Composition====
===Possible heat sources===
====Tidal heating====
====Radioactive heating====
====Chemical factors====
===Atmosphere===
==Shape and size==

Revision as of 02:18, 11 January 2022

Tsanfau II
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Discovery
Discovered byAllister Llloyd
Discovery date15 November 1799 at the Layfet Colonial Observatory, Layfet,  Prybourne
Designations
MPC designationTsanfau II
Orbital characteristics
Satellite ofTsanfau
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
344/5 km
Mass1.911E+20
Mean density
1.116 g/cm^3
0.107 m/s^2
272.1 m/s
Atmosphere
Composition by volume78% methane (CH4), 5% ammonia (NH3), 5% water (H20) 5% ammonium hydrosulfide (NH4SH) 5% methane hydrate, 2% trace other gases

Tsanfau II is the second-largest moon of Tsanfau. It is about 690 kilometers (428 mi) in diameter. Tsanfau II is mostly covered by freshly created and relatively clean ice sheets, exposed rocky mountaintops, old craters, ice scraps, ice geysers, water-ice layers, and a surprisingly dense atmosphere for its size.

Tsanfau II was discovered on November 15, 1799, by astronomer Allister Llyod, but little was known about the moon until much later. Flybys by space probes revealed its surface, atmosphere, and environment in greater detail. The most surprising of discoveries being the relatively dense atmosphere and ice geysers that produced jets of materials and chemicals. These ice geysers are leading contender into why Tsanfau II has such a dense atmosphere for its size and proximity to Tsanfau. The planet itself is constantly tugging on Tsanfau II's atmosphere, which may be a factor in Tsanfau II's weather patterns. Tsanfau II is also currently geologically active and may have a subsurface ocean.