Larissa

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Larissa is Neptune's fifth closest known moon. Larissa's orbit is about 46,000 miles from Neptune and has a diameter of 120 miles. The name Larissa comes from a daughter of Pelasgus. Despina was discovered by Harold Reitsema and the first and only pictures were taken by Voyager 2 in 1989.

The Solar System : Neptune: Larissa

created by Titan Miller,
Burlington Community High School Math Department, Burlington Community High School

last modified: January 1, 2003

URL: www.titanmiller.net/pages/larissa.html