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  • Clouds in Neptune's atmosphere
    Neptune
    / Moons

    The present orbits of Naiad through Proteus (see table) are probably very different from their original orbits, and these moons may be only fragments of the original bodies that formed with Neptune. Subsequent bombardment by Neptune-orbiting debris and by meteoroids from interplanetary space may have further altered their sizes,…

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    The present orbits of Naiad through Proteus (see table) are probably very different from their original orbits, and these moons may be only fragments of the original bodies that formed with Neptune. Subsequent bombardment by Neptune-orbiting debris and by meteoroids from interplanetary space may have further altered their sizes,…

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