Thalassa


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Thalassa is Neptune's second innermost known moon. Thalassa's orbit is about 31,000 miles from Neptune and has a diameter of 50 miles. The name Thalassa comes from the Greek word for "sea". Thalassa was discovered in 1989 by Voyager 2.



The Solar System : Neptune: Thalassa

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

last modified: January 1, 2003

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