NEPTUNE'S

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NEPTUNE'S MOONS

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AMY HUGILL
MELISSA ELLWOOD
CREATED BY...
CHELSEA WALTON
ESTELLE CRICHTON
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DIFFERENT MOONS
In total on Neptune there are 13 different
moons.All unique all superior and all unlike each
other. Most found in the 19 hundreds by the
voyager 2 while taking photographs of Neptune.
In this presentation you are about to find out
all about Neptunes moons and more.
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Naiad
Naiad was found in the year of 1989 and came to
sight by the voyager 2 while the voyager 2 was
taking photos of Neptune.
Naiads distance from Neptune is 48.227km long
and the weight of Naiad is 0.002kg
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Thalassa
Thalassa was also found in 1989 and was
visualized by the voyager 2. The voyager 2 was
examining Neptune when Thalassa was found.
Thalassas distance from Neptune is
50.075km.also its weight is 0.0004kg.
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Despina
Despina was also one of the many few moons of
Neptune that was located in 1989 and was noticed
by the voyager 2.
Despinas distance from Neptune is 52.526km ,and
its weight is 0.02kg.
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Galatea
Galatea was also establish in 1989 and came to
astronomers eyesight in the voyager 2.
Galateas distance from Neptune is 61.953km long
and its weight is 0.04kg.
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Larissa
Larissa was recognised in 1989 in the mission
voyager 2 which cost about 50 million pounds to
launch.
The distance from Neptune 73.548km long and its
weight 0.05kg.
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Proteus
Proteus was also like the last 5 moons. This moon
was also found in 1989 and was noticed by the
voyager 2 aswell.
Proteus weight is 0.5kg and the distance from
Neptune is 117.647km long
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Nereid was found in 1969 by a Dutch American
astronomer called Gerard Kuiper.
Nereid
Nereid distance from neptune is 5513.4km long and
the weight of Nereid is 0.3kg
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Triton
Triton was found on the 10th of October in 1849
by a British astronomer called William
Lassel.This one of the biggest moons out of all
them and is the oldest moon it was found 10 to 20
days after Neptune was found itself. The distance
from Neptune to Triton is 354.76km long and its
weight is 214kg.
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S/2002 WAS FOUND IN 2002. S/2002 N1 distance from
Neptune is 15,686km long and its weight is
0.001kg
S/2002 N1
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S/2002 N2
S/2002 N2 WAS ALSO FOUND IN 2002. also its
distance from Neptune is 22,452km and its weight
is 0.001
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S/2002 N3 was found in 2002. S/2002 N3 distance
from Neptune is 22,580km long and its weight is
0.001kg
S/2002 N3
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N/2002 N4
S/2002 N4 WAS FOUND IN 2002.Also its distance is
46,570km long.
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S/2003 N1
S/2003 N1 was found in 2003.This moon is also
called Psamathe. This moons distance from Neptune
is 46,738km long and its weight is 0.002kg
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DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know that Triton is the only moon on
Neptune that orbits Neptunes atmosphere the
opposite way than the other moons.
How unusaul
AND...
PROTEUS time to orbit Neptune is 26 hours and 54
minutes.
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