 | Term | Definition |
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Naiad |
was discover in 1989 by Voyager 2, might be fragments of Triton |
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Thalassa |
2nd intermost satellite, discovered by Voyager 2 in 1989 |
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Despina |
irregularly shaped, may enter Neptune's atmosphere |
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Galatea |
lies below Neptune's synchronus orbit, discovered by Stephen P. Snnyott |
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Larissa |
heavily cratered, named for one of Poseidon's wives. |
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Proteus |
so close to Neptune that it is lost in a glare of sunlight and cannot be seen by earth's atmosphere |
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Triton |
one of the darkest objects in the solar system because of dark spots, largest of Neptune's moons |
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Nereid |
one of the highest electrical orbits of any satellite in the solar system, may be a captured asteroid |
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Halimede |
may be a fragment of Nereid, 41 percent chance it will collide with Halimede |
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Sao |
follows an extremely inclined orbit, discovered April 14, 2002 |
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Psathe |
takes 25 earth years to orbit |
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Total number of moons |
13 |
