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Naiad, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia)Naiad, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Neptune. ...Larissa, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia)Larissa, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Neptune. ...Cressida, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia)Cressida, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus. ...Puck, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia)Puck, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus. ...Galatea, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia)Galatea, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Neptune. ...Mercury, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia)Mercury, in astronomy, nearest planet to the sun, at a mean distance of 36 million mi (58 million km); its period of revolution is 88 days. Mercury passes through phases similar to those of the moon a...Hidalgo, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia)Hidalgo hĭdălˈgō [key], in astronomy: see asteroid. ...Ariel, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia)Ariel ârˈēəl [key], in astronomy, one of the moons, or natural satellites, of Uranus. ...Triton , in astronomy
(Encyclopedia)Triton trītˈən [key], in astronomy, innermost and largest of the eight known moons, or natural satellites, of Neptune. ...Proteus, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia)Proteus prōˈtēəs, –tyo͞os [key], in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Neptune. ...Browse by Subject
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