Moons of Neptune
Neptune has 14 known moons , which are named for minor water deities in Greek mythology . [note 1] By far the largest of them is Triton , discovered by William Lassell on October 10, 1846, 17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself; over a century passed before the discovery of the second natural satellite, Nereid . Neptune's outermost moon Neso , which has an orbital period of about 26 Julian years , orbits further from its planet than any other moon in the Solar System . [1]
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Neptune has 14 known moons , which are named for minor water deities in Greek mythology . [note 1] By far the largest of them is Triton , discovered by William Lassell on October 10, 1846, 17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself; over a century passed before the discovery of the second natural satellite, Nereid . Neptune's outermost moon Neso , which has an orbital period of about 26 Julian years , orbits further from its planet than any other moon in the Solar System . [1] |
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| 2017 |
198721 characters 14 sections 23 paragraphs 25 images 344 internal links 77 external links |
triton 0.464 neptune 0.390 nereid 0.263 moons 0.256 neso 0.233 irregular 0.206 psamathe 0.187 galatea 0.146 halimede 0.140 proteus 0.137 orbits 0.118 larissa 0.116 retrograde 0.115 satellites 0.109 moon 0.107 |
Neptune has 14 known moons , which are named for minor water deities in Greek mythology . [note 1] By far the largest of them is Triton , discovered by William Lassell on October 10, 1846, just 17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself; over a century passed before the discovery of the second natural satellite, Nereid . Neptune's Neso , which has an orbital period of about 26 Julian years , orbits further from its planet than any other moon in the Solar System . [1] |
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| 2016 |
192884 characters 14 sections 24 paragraphs 25 images 338 internal links 71 external links |
triton 0.478 neptune 0.402 moons 0.256 neso 0.240 nereid 0.234 irregular 0.201 psamathe 0.193 galatea 0.150 halimede 0.144 proteus 0.141 orbits 0.115 naiad 0.107 laomedeia 0.107 retrograde 0.106 satellite 0.102 |
Neptune has 14 known moons , which are named for minor water deities in Greek mythology . [note 1] By far the largest of them is Triton , discovered by William Lassell on October 10, 1846, just 17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself; over a century passed before the discovery of the second natural satellite, Nereid . The moon orbiting farthest from its planet in the Solar System is Neptune's Neso , which has an orbital period of about 26 Julian years . [1] |
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| 2015 |
186034 characters 14 sections 24 paragraphs 24 images 337 internal links 71 external links |
triton 0.476 neptune 0.400 moons 0.255 neso 0.239 nereid 0.233 irregular 0.201 psamathe 0.192 galatea 0.150 halimede 0.144 proteus 0.141 orbits 0.114 moon 0.110 naiad 0.107 laomedeia 0.106 retrograde 0.105 |
Neptune has 14 known moons , which are named for minor water deities in Greek mythology . [note 1] By far the largest of them is Triton , discovered by William Lassell on October 10, 1846, just 17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself; over a century passed before the discovery of the second natural satellite, Nereid . The moon orbiting farthest from its planet in the Solar System is Neptune's Neso and has an orbital period of about 26 Julian years . [1] |
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| 2014 |
172017 characters 14 sections 24 paragraphs 23 images 332 internal links 43 external links |
triton 0.473 neptune 0.380 moons 0.261 neso 0.245 nereid 0.239 irregular 0.205 psamathe 0.196 galatea 0.153 halimede 0.147 proteus 0.144 orbits 0.117 naiad 0.109 laomedeia 0.109 moon 0.107 larissa 0.102 |
Neptune has 14 known moons , which are named for minor water deities in Greek mythology . [note 1] By far the largest of them is Triton , discovered by William Lassell on October 10, 1846, just 17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself; over a century passed before the discovery of the second natural satellite, Nereid . The moon orbiting farthest from its planet in the Solar System is Neptune's Neso and has an orbital period of about 26 yrs . [1] |
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| 2013 |
157445 characters 11 sections 24 paragraphs 18 images 331 internal links 42 external links |
triton 0.440 neptune 0.367 moons 0.265 neso 0.231 psamathe 0.209 nereid 0.201 galatea 0.186 halimede 0.179 proteus 0.175 naiad 0.133 laomedeia 0.132 irregular 0.131 larissa 0.124 prograde 0.116 retrograde 0.115 |
Neptune has fourteen known moons , by far the largest of which is Triton , discovered by William Lassell on October 10, 1846, just 17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself. Over a century passed before the discovery of the second natural satellite, called Nereid . Neptune's moons are named for minor water deities in Greek mythology . |
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| 2012 |
146913 characters 11 sections 23 paragraphs 18 images 325 internal links 40 external links |
triton 0.442 neptune 0.369 moons 0.266 neso 0.232 psamathe 0.210 nereid 0.202 galatea 0.187 halimede 0.180 proteus 0.176 naiad 0.134 laomedeia 0.133 irregular 0.132 larissa 0.124 prograde 0.117 retrograde 0.115 |
Neptune has thirteen known moons , by far the largest of which is Triton , discovered by William Lassell on October 10, 1846, just 17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself. Over a century passed before the discovery of the second natural satellite, called Nereid . Neptune's moons are named for minor water deities in Greek mythology . |
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| 2011 |
146582 characters 11 sections 23 paragraphs 18 images 324 internal links 40 external links |
triton 0.444 neptune 0.370 moons 0.267 neso 0.233 psamathe 0.211 nereid 0.203 galatea 0.188 halimede 0.181 proteus 0.177 naiad 0.134 laomedeia 0.133 irregular 0.133 larissa 0.125 prograde 0.117 retrograde 0.116 |
Neptune has thirteen known moons , by far the largest of which is Triton , discovered by William Lassell on October 10, 1846, just 17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself. Over a century passed before the discovery of the second natural satellite, called Nereid . Neptune's moons are named for minor water deities in Greek mythology . |
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| 2010 |
150455 characters 11 sections 23 paragraphs 18 images 326 internal links 47 external links |
triton 0.446 neptune 0.372 moons 0.268 neso 0.235 psamathe 0.212 nereid 0.204 galatea 0.189 halimede 0.181 proteus 0.178 naiad 0.135 irregular 0.133 larissa 0.125 prograde 0.118 retrograde 0.116 despina 0.108 |
Neptune has thirteen known moons , by far the largest of which is Triton , discovered by William Lassell on October 10, 1846, just 17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself. Over a century passed before the discovery of the second natural satellite, called Nereid . Neptune's moons are named for minor water deities in Greek mythology . |
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| 2009 |
96030 characters 10 sections 18 paragraphs 19 images 287 internal links 12 external links |
triton 0.539 neptune 0.398 nereid 0.262 moons 0.222 neso 0.166 prograde 0.162 psamathe 0.150 retrograde 0.137 satellites 0.131 larissa 0.124 grey 0.121 capture 0.106 discovered 0.101 halimede 0.100 neptunian 0.100 |
Neptune has thirteen known moons . The largest by far is Triton , discovered by William Lassell just seventeen days after the discovery of Neptune itself. It took about one hundred years to discover the second natural satellite, Nereid . |
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| 2008 |
86075 characters 9 sections 20 paragraphs 17 images 282 internal links 8 external links |
triton 0.520 neptune 0.405 nereid 0.267 moons 0.226 neso 0.170 retrograde 0.168 prograde 0.165 satellites 0.133 larissa 0.127 grey 0.124 capture 0.108 discovered 0.102 halimede 0.102 psamathe 0.102 neptunian 0.101 |
Neptune has thirteen known moons . The largest by far is Triton , discovered by William Lassell just seventeen days after the discovery of Neptune itself. It took about one hundred years to discover the second natural satellite, Nereid . |
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| 2007 |
63913 characters 8 sections 17 paragraphs 10 images 246 internal links 7 external links |
triton 0.517 neptune 0.362 nereid 0.262 retrograde 0.192 grey 0.170 neso 0.155 satellites 0.143 psamathe 0.140 prograde 0.136 captured 0.135 rubble 0.135 moons 0.124 orbits 0.118 gm 0.116 neptunian 0.105 |
Neptune has thirteen known moons . The largest by far is Triton , discovered by William Lassell just seventeen days after the discovery of Neptune itself; it is the only one massive enough to have achieved hydrostatic equilibrium . It took about one hundred years to discover the second moon, Nereid . |
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| 2006 |
61118 characters 7 sections 18 paragraphs 9 images 242 internal links 5 external links |
triton 0.516 neptune 0.361 nereid 0.292 retrograde 0.250 satellites 0.170 prograde 0.169 grey 0.157 psamathe 0.130 2002 0.130 orbits 0.128 captured 0.125 rubble 0.125 moons 0.115 gm 0.108 moon 0.099 |
Neptune has 13 known moons . The largest by far is Triton , discovered by William Lassell just 17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself. It took about one hundred years to discover the second, Nereid . |
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| 2005 |
36122 characters 3 sections 7 paragraphs 2 images 213 internal links 0 external links |
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Neptune has 13 known moons . The largest by far is Triton , discovered by William Lassell just 17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself. Two moons discovered in 2002 and 2003 , Psamathe and S/2002 N 4, have the largest orbits of any moons discovered in the Solar system to date. They take 25 years to orbit Neptune at an average of 125 times the distance between Earth and the Moon. |
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| 2004 |
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Neptune has 13 known moons . The largest by far is Triton , discovered by William Lassell just 17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself. |