Larissa

Also known as Neptune VII, S/1981 N 1, S/1989 N 2

moon of Neptune

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Larissa is a small moon of Neptune discovered in 1989 by the Voyager 2 spacecraft. It matters because studying it helps scientists understand the composition and formation history of Neptune's moon system.

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Radius: 97
Mass: 4.9
Orbital period: 0.55465332
Image: Larissa.jpg

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albedo: 0.09
Commons category: Larissa (moon)
provisional designation: S/1989 N 2
Commons gallery: Larissa (moon)
time of discovery or invention: 1981-05-24
apparent magnitude: 21.5
orbital eccentricity: 0.001393
semi-major axis of an orbit: 73548
orbital inclination: 0.251
volume as quantity: 3500000
temperature: 51

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Larissa, also known as Neptune VII, is the fifth-closest inner satellite of Neptune. It is named after Larissa, a lover of Poseidon (the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Neptune). Larissa is also the eponymous nymph of the city in Thessaly, Greece.

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