Nereid is a moon that orbits round the planet neptune. The satellite is about 60 times fainter than eris, and its diameter is estimated to be approximately eight times smaller. It is invisible to the naked eye because of its extreme distance from earth. Mar 18, 2011 here are 10 surprising facts about the moon, including information about the phases, brightness, temperature and more of earths natural satellite. Earth, sun, and moon facts worksheet by paula jett tpt. Nereid, third largest known moon of neptune and the second to be discovered. Mar 23, 2017 the moons phases have historically been linked with madness, and the word lunatic comes from this association. Find out the number of moons each planet has and their names below. The surface area of the moon is 14,658,000 square miles or 9. Another reason the nereid thetis and peleus, the mortal king, were well known was their only child who reached maturity, the greek hero achilles.
Moon facts there are many interesting facts about the moon and trivia that are can be interesting to know. Only jupiters moon ganymede is larger, by just 2 percent. Titan is the second largest moon in our solar system. Nereid or neptune ii, is a moon of neptune nereid was found on 1 may 1949 by gerard kuiper, who suggested the name in the report of his discovery. Nereid or neptune ii, is a moon of neptune nereid was found on 1 may 1949 by gerard p. Its mass is estimatedcalculated at being 30,872,569,721,802,200,000 kg. May 18, 2017 dysnomia, is a moon of the dwarf planet eris. If asked, it will admit that none of these are facts. Moon facts interesting facts about the earths moon. The unusual orbit suggests that it may be either a captured asteroid or kuiper belt object, or that it was an inner moon in the past and was perturbed during the capture of neptunes largest moon triton. Kuiper, who suggested the name in the report of his discovery. Nereid is so far from neptune that it requires 360 earth days to make one orbit. All interesting facts about the earths moon rankred.
The planets mercury and venus do not have any moons and neither does the dwarf planet ceres. Students cut out facts about the earth, sun, and moon, and paste them in the correct column of the chart. Nereid is a small moon with an unusual orbit around neptune e0. Triton is neptunes largest moon and is the only large moon in the solar system to orbit in the opposite direction to its planets rotation, this is known as a retrograde orbit. Not sure what pronunciation ner ay id was supposed to represent. Because of this fact, we have been able to gain more knowledge about it than any other body in the solar system besides the earth. Nereid is about 340 km in diameter and is so far from neptune that it requires 360 days to make one orbit. Its distance from neptune ranges from 841,100 miles 1,353,600 km to 5,980,200 miles 9,623,700 km. It was detected photographically by the dutch american astronomer gerard p. About wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers statistics cookie statement mobile view. The nereids were depicted as young girls, inhabiting any water, salt. It follows a very inclined and very eccentric orbit illustrated on the diagram in relation to other irregular satellites of neptune. Proteus was a surprise find because it was so large.
As a small moon, the composition and surface features are unknown. In this video you will be taken on a spectacular adventure to the earth, sun and moon. I moved the article about article here to avoid confusion between nereid was the moon, nereids greek mythology sea nymphs and nereids. By far the largest of them is triton, discovered by william lassell on october 10, 1846, 17 days after the discovery of neptune itself. This is unusual since a smaller moon, nereid, was discovered 33 years earlier using an earthbased telescope. The moon s surface is about the same now as it was 3 billion years ago. Rotation, size and shape analysis from k2, herschel and spitzer observations pdf. Of all known moons in the solar system, it has the most eccentric orbit. There are more than 194 moons of the various planets, dwarf planets in the solar system. Pdf the planet neptune and its largest moon triton hold the keys to major advances across.
Night sky observer thomas cooper snapped this amazing view of the moon and its craters on aug. Gmuch like twilight, new moon keeps the steaminess to intense kisses between bella and edward, and some warm embraces and handholding with jacob. Neso orbits neptune at a distance of more than 48 million km, making it the farthest known moon of any planet. Other moons of neptune the solar system on sea and sky. Are nereid and the other irregular satellites captured kbos. Neptune moons size comparison proteus, triton and nereid facts about triton. Moon desperately wants to love things, but just cant. Nereid is one of the outermost of neptunes known moons and is among the largest. Titan is bigger than earths moon, and larger than even the.
Nereid is unique because it has one of the most eccentric orbits of any moon in our solar system. The christian ministers stated that the blood moon occurred when there was a series of four consecutive lunar eclipses followed by 6 full moons in between without intervening partial. Moon abcs fact sheet 18 exploring the moon a teachers guide with activities, nasa eg199710116hq property earth moon brain busters iron, nickel metal silicon and oxygen bound in minerals that contain water, plus organic materials. Nereid, in greek religion, any of the daughters numbering 50 or 100 of the sea god nereus eldest son of pontus, a personification of the sea and of doris, daughter of oceanus the god of the water encircling the flat earth. He was their seventh son, but all the others before him died, because thetis tried too hard to make them invulnerable. Nolle defined a supermoon as a new or full moon which occurs with the moon at or near within 90 percent of its closest approach to earth in a given orbit, without explaining where he obtained. Introduction saturns largest moon, titan, is an icy world whose surface is completely obscured by a golden hazy atmosphere. Without an atmosphere, there is no wind or water erosion. It is named after the nereids, seanymphs of greek mythology. It has a prograde but very eccentric orbit and is believed. Triton as an immigrant planetary moon co meeting organizer.
Neptunes outermost moon neso, which has an orbital period of about 26 julian years. Proteus was most likely overlooked because it is so dark and the distance between earth and neptune is so great. Neso moon simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nereid was discovered in 1949 by astronomer gerard kuiper. Nereid is the name given to the third largest of neptunes moons, and the second to have been discovered by veteran outer solar system astronomer, gerard p. Nereid is famous for having the most eccentric orbit of any moon in the solar system. The moon sending itself small dispatches from the future. Nereid s orbit is the most eccentric in the solar system. Nereid being quite nonspherical or very nearly spherical. Proteus was discovered in 1989 by the voyager 2 spacecraft. The moon is not a planet, but a satellite of the earth. The sun, earth, and moon solar system for kids youtube.
Jul 10, 2008 the moon is the brightest object in the night sky and the most easily noticed. Like all major heavenly bodies, the moon played a significant part in ancient mythology. Neso is about 60 km in diameter, and assuming the mean density of 1. Nereid moon simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The photos show that the moon s surface reflects about 14 percent of the sunlight that strikes it, making it somewhat more reflective than earths moon, and more than twice as reflective as proteus. Only 59% of the moon s surface is visible from earth.
It was the second moon of neptune to be discovered, by gerard kuiper in 1949. Neptune has 14 known moons, which are named for minor water deities in greek mythology. Nereid is a small moon of neptune that was discovered by. In particular, nereid has an unusually close and eccentric orbit for an. The moons of neptune 9 september 2015, by matt williams neptune and its moons. Many years ago, it raised its hand and carved a circle in the sky. It is named after the numerous daughters, called nereids, of the sea god nereus in greek mythology.
The astronauts footprints remain unchanged on the moon s surface, and will until the moon is struck by an asteroid. It was the farthest of neptunes known moons for a long time. At a distance of 384,400 km from the earth, the moon is our closest celestial neighbour and only natural satellite. We have conducted a set of numerical simulations of the combined orbital and rotational motion of neptunes moon nereid to study its rotational behavior under the influence of gravitational. Based on the fact that it shares the same orbital pattern as psamethe, it is believed they are both fragments of a larger moon that was destroyed. With the exception of triton and nereid, neptunes irregular moons are. Nov 11, 2009 nereids highly eccentric orbit eccentricity 0. This odd orbit suggests to some astronomers that nereid may be a captured asteroid or kuiper belt object. The ancient greeks had many moon goddesses, the most notable being selene and artemis. Of all known moons in the solar system it has the most eccentric orbit. Nereid is unique because it has one of the most eccentric orbits of any moon. Of the 8 moons it is the farthest from neptune, with a standoff distance of 5,5,400 km. Neso orbits at the furthest distance from the planet it orbits compared to all other moons in the solar system. If rings were in fact present, the stars luminosity would decrease.
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