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  • Triton
    moons of Neptune

    Voyager 2 discovered six moons during its 1989 flyby of Neptune. The rest of Neptune’s moons were discovered by telescopes on Earth. The moons of Neptune are named for characters from Greek or Roman mythology associated with Poseidon or his Roman counterpart, Neptune. The moons…

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    Voyager 2 discovered six moons during its 1989 flyby of Neptune. The rest of Neptune’s moons were discovered by telescopes on Earth. The moons of Neptune are named for characters from Greek or Roman mythology associated with Poseidon or his Roman counterpart, Neptune. The moons…

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