Larissa (moon)
synchronous | |
zero | |
Albedo | 0.09[8][13] |
Temperature | ~51 K mean (estimate) |
21.5[13] |
Larissa, also known as Neptune VII, is the fifth-closest
Larissa is also the eponymous nymph of the city in Thessaly, Greece.
Discovery
Larissa was first discovered by
Characteristics
Larissa is the fourth-largest satellite of Neptune. It is irregular (non-spherical) in shape and appears to be heavily cratered, with no sign of any geological modification. It is likely that Larissa, like the other satellites inward of Triton, is a rubble pile re-accreted from fragments of Neptune's original satellites, which were disrupted by perturbations from Triton soon after that moon's capture into a very eccentric initial orbit.[19]
Larissa's orbit is nearly circular and lies below Neptune's
Exploration
Larissa has only been visited once by Voyager 2.[20] The probe was able to get some photographs with details of Larissa, showing its cratered surface; unlike the other inner moons of Neptune that only appeared as dots or smudges.
Notes
- ^ A volume of (3.5±1.0)×106 km3 was obtained from a detailed shape model, assuming dimensions of 208 km × 192 km × 178 km.[10] The long and short dimensions were estimated based on a single image, with the medium dimension assumed as halfway between those values.[11] The volume has been scaled according to more recently obtained dimensions of 216 km × 204 km × 168 km based on two images.[8]
- ^ A density of 0.05–1.5 g/cm3 was calculated by approximating the volume as a sphere with a radius of 97±3 km.[12] The mass was calculated with the provided density and the assumed volume.
- ^ Density obtained from the calculated mass and the calculated volume.
- ^ Surface gravity derived from the mass m, the gravitational constant G and the radius r:
- ^ Escape velocity derived from the mass m, the gravitational constant G and the radius r:
References
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- ^ Livy (1850 trans.) The history of Rome, v. 3
- ^ Bell (1790). Bell's New pantheon.
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- ^ "Larissa In Depth". solarsystem.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
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Stooke, Philip J. (1994). "The surfaces of Larissa and Proteus". Earth, Moon, and Planets. 65 (1): 31–54. S2CID 121825800.
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"Planetary Satellite Physical Parameters". JPL(Solar System Dynamics). 2010-10-18. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
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Reitsema, Harold J.; Hubbard, William B.; Lebofsky, Larry A.; Tholen, David J. (1982). "Occultation by a Possible Third Satellite of Neptune". Science. 215 (4530): 289–291. S2CID 21385195.
- ^ Marsden, Brian G. (May 29, 1981). "S/1981 N 1". IAU Circular. 3608. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^
Smith, B. A.; Soderblom, L. A.; Banfield, D.; Barnet, C.; Basilevsky, A. T.; Beebe, R. F.; Bollinger, K.; Boyce, J. M.; Brahic, A. (1989). "Voyager 2 at Neptune: Imaging Science Results". Science. 246 (4936): 1422–1449. S2CID 45403579. [on page 1435]
- ^ Marsden, Brian G. (August 2, 1989). "Satellites of Neptune". IAU Circular. 4824. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ Marsden, Brian G. (September 16, 1991). "Satellites of Saturn and Neptune". IAU Circular. 5347. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ Banfield, Don; Murray, Norm (October 1992). "A dynamical history of the inner Neptunian satellites". Icarus. 99 (2): 390–401. .
- ^ "Larissa Facts". factsjustforkids.com. Retrieved September 3, 2020.