The planet has seven irregular moons, which are Neso, Psamathe, Laomedeia, Sao, Helimede, Nereid, and Triton. The following is a list of some of the major planetary moons, including those of the dwarf planet Triton was simply referred to as "the satellite of Neptune" until the 20th century, and its name came into common use in the 1930s. 2 talking about this. These moons are two of 14 satellites confirmed for Neptune, and two of the seven so-called inner moons, a very tightly packed system interwoven with faint rings. Moons of Neptune is a collaboration of family and friends to promote music we create and to produce music that inspires the creative spirit. Nereid, on a prograde but very eccentric orbit is believed to be Note that Triton did not have an official name until the Goldreich, P.; Murray, N.; Longaretti, P. Y.; Banfield, D. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. All of these moons, except Proteus and Hippocamp, are within Neptune-synchronous orbit. One hundred years later the second moon, Nereid was found. It is the third most massive planet in the The moons of Neptune are named for Greek and Roman water deities, which is consistent with Neptune's name, which is a reference to the Roman god of the sea. Neptune has thirteen known moons. Neptune (top) and Triton (bottom), 3 days after the Voyager 2 flyby.. 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, Nereid. Hippocamp, the last moon to be discovered, remained unnamed until February 2019, when it was named after Hippocamp, a creature in Greek mythology that is half horse and half fish. Larissa and Proteus are the only regular moons that have been imaged, and their shapes and surface features discerned. In this scenario, Triton is the surviving member of a binary objectNumerical simulations show that another moon discovered in 2002, The Neptunian moons are listed here by orbital period, from shortest to longest. Moons of Neptune by The Machine, released 30 May 2009 Based in the Rotterdam area, Dutch power trio The Machine formed in late 2007, inspired by 90’s/00’s stoner rock and with a preference for lengthy instrumentals. Neptune has a total of 14 known moons. There are seven regular moons, also described as inner moons, which are Proteus, Hippocamp, Larissa, Galatea, Despina, Thalassa, and Naiad. Neptun hat 14 bekannte Monde, die für kleinere benannt sind Wassergottheiten in der griechischen Mythologie. are "round/rounded satellites". The Hubble Telescope found the 14th moon in 2013. Aus Wikipedia, der freien Enzyklopädie. Triton, which is not only massive enough for its surface to have Given the similarity of their orbits, it was suggested that Triton, the biggest moon following a retrograde but a quasi-circular orbit, also conjectured to be a captured satellite, is not shown. According to naming conventions, "normal" irregular satellites are given names that end in "a" while prograde satellites are given names that end in "e," while retrograde satellites are given names that end in "o. It is likely that Neptune's inner satellites are not the original bodies that formed with Neptune but accreted rubble from the havoc that was wreaked after The mechanism of the Triton’s capture have been the subject of a few theories over the years.
Nereid and Triton are the largest known irregular moons in the Solar System.All maps, graphics, flags, photos and original descriptions © 2020 worldatlas.com Moons of Neptune - Moons of Neptune. Naiad is the closest regular moon to Neptune, while Proteus is the furthest regular moon and the planet's second-largest moon. According to the researchers, the capture of the great Neptune moon Triton might explain where Naiad and Thalassa originated from, and how they came to be spinning around their planet in such an unusual way. The moons of Neptune are named for Greek and Roman water deities, which is consistent with Neptune's name, which is a reference to the Roman god of the sea.