He knew all thingspast, present, and futurebut disliked divulging what he knew. Facts about the moon for kids primary homework help. An enhanced image of the moon taken with the noao mosaic ccd camera using two nsf telescopes at kitt peak national observatory. Also check out our activity worksheet at the end of the article which you can download or print. Without an atmosphere, there is no wind or water erosion. Pdf the planet neptune and its largest moon triton hold the keys to major. Proteus definition, a sea god, son of oceanus and tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy. Facts about the moon the moon is not a planet, but a satellite of the earth. If asked, it will admit that none of these are facts. Proteus, in greek mythology, the prophetic old man of the sea and shepherd of the seas flocks. Neptune has many moons, and in this video i am taking a look at the second largest moon that it has. Hippocamp orbits close to proteus, the outermost and largest of these moons. Because of this fact, we have been able to gain more knowledge about it than any other body in the solar system besides the earth. This is related to the fact that astrometric errors do not.
Orbits and resonances of the regular moons of neptune arxiv. The proteus design suite is a windows application for schematic capture, simulation, and pcb printed circuit board layout design. Normally, bodies over about 200 km 125 mi in radius will have sufficient mass to form a sphere, but despite proteus measuring around 210 km mi in radius, it has a very irregular surface, featuring concave depressions and ridges up to 20 km 12. Proteus was discovered from the images taken by voyager 2 space probe two months before its neptune flyby in august 1989. The surface area of the moon is 14,658,000 square miles or 9. It takes the satellite just over one day to complete one rotation of neptune. Proteus is the second largest moon of neptune behind the mysterious. The moon or luna is the earths only natural satellite and was formed 4. Neptunes moon proteus is roughly 400 kilometres in width 250 miles orbiting neptune at a distance of 117,000 km 72,000 miles.
Here are 10 surprising facts about the moon, including information about the phases, brightness, temperature and more of earths natural satellite. Proteus also known as neptune viii, is the secondlargest neptunian moon, and neptunes. Proteus mirabilis an overview sciencedirect topics. Neil armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. The only month that can occur without a full moon is february. It can be purchased in many configurations, depending on the size of designs being produced and the requirements for microcontroller simulation. Proteus orbits neptune in a nearly equatorial orbit at the distance of about 4.
The suns four largest orbiting bodies, the giant planets, account for 99% of the remaining mass, with jupiter. Once the moon is directly on top of you and youre on the coast, youll encounter a highwater. Neso orbits neptune at a distance of more than 48 million km, making it the farthest known moon of any planet it follows a very inclined and very eccentric orbit illustrated on the diagram in relation to other irregular satellites of neptune neso is about 60 km in diameter, and assuming the mean density of 1. Proteus or neptune viii, is the second biggest moon of neptune, and its biggest close moon.
Pharos crater on proteus is unusually large relative to the moons size. Sentaurus lithography rigorous simulation interfaces within proteus manufacturing tools sentaurus lithography is the reference simulator for all lithographic process solutions, and with the 20nm node and beyond, there. Proteus mirabilis is an enteric organism and subsequent analysis showed that bacteria isolated from faecal material and catheter biofilms of the same patient were identical, indicating that catheter encrustation of longterm catheterised patients occurs from p. The view angle is mildly telephoto 40 degrees, and the sun is to the west of proteus to fit in. It is named after proteus, the shapechanging sea god of greek mythology. On contact with a surface, proteus mirabilis changes to the swarmer state where the cell considerably increases in length to form. Only 59% of the moons surface is visible from earth. If rings were in fact present, the stars luminosity would decrease. By the numbers proteus nasa solar system exploration. The seventh inner moon of neptune request pdf researchgate. Upon discovery, proteus received the temporary provisional designation s1989 n 1. Moon facts interesting facts about the earths moon space facts. The moon rotates at 10 miles per hour compared to the earths rotation of miles per hour. Discovered by voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989, it is more than 400 km in diameter, has an irregular shape with several concave facets and its largest crater measuring more than 200 km in diameter.
Proteuss ingestible event marker is approved for marketing in the eu and us. The irregular moons of neptune consist of halimede, laomedia, nereid, neso, psamanthe, sao and triton. Proteus circles neptune at a distance of about 92,800 kilometers 57,700 miles above the cloud tops, and completes one orbit in 26 hours, 54 minutes. As the moon, earth, and the sun go through their orbital dance, the part of the moon thats illuminated by sunlight moves in and out of our view, creating a predictable series of lunar phases. Proteus lrc is completely enabled for euv deployment with the lowest cost of ownership on standard x86 hardware. Moon abcs fact sheet 18 exploring the moon a teachers guide with activities, nasa eg199710116hq property earth moon brain busters iron, nickel metal silicon and oxygen bound in minerals that contain water, plus organic materials. Tiny neptune moon spotted by hubble may have broken from. Proteus was the third moon of neptune to be discovered, 33 years since the discovery of neptunes moon nereid in 1949. The moon is the brightest object in the night sky and the most easily noticed. Larissa has an estimated diameter of 200 km while proteus is estimated to be around 150250 km.
Neptune is made by projecting a voyager 2 photo on to an ellipsoid of the appropriate dimensions. P mirabilis and p vulgaris account for most clinical proteus isolates. Request pdf the seventh inner moon of neptune during its 1989 flyby, the voyager. Scientists using nasa s hubble space telescope have come up with an explanation for a mysterious moon around neptune that they discovered in 20. Proteus is the name of the submarine in the original story by otto klement and jay lewis bixby, which became the basis for the 1966 film fantastic voyage and isaac asimovs novelization.
Each day we feature a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Moon desperately wants to love things, but just cant. The full moon is a lunar phase occurring when the moon is on the opposite side of the earth from the sun and all three bodies are aligned in a straight line. The astronauts footprints remain unchanged on the moons surface, and will until the moon is struck by an asteroid. A smaller moon was spotted earlier by an earth based telescope. You must specify the width of the div for this to work properly.
The moon sending itself small dispatches from the future. Those who wished to consult him had first to surprise and bind him during his noonday slumber. Proteus was found from the images taken by voyager 2 probe during the neptune flyby in 1989. Proteus, also known as neptune viii, is the second largest neptunian moon, and neptunes largest inner satellite. The principal component of the solar system is the sun, a g2 mainsequence star that contains 99. They contain 8 to 10 flagella that aid in their swimming motility. It circles the planet in the same direction as neptune rotates, and remains close to neptunes equatorial plane. In fact, uranus had been detected, mistaken for a star, on 22. Apollo 11 was the american space mission to 1st reach and land on the moon. Like the earth itself, the moon is unique in some ways and rather ordinary in others. Students cut out facts about the earth, sun, and moon, and paste them in. The genus is currently composed of proteus mirabilis, proteus vulgaris, proteus penneri, proteus hauseri, proteus terrae, and proteus cibarius.
Proteus species are part of the enterobacteriaceae family of gramnegative bacilli. Discovered by voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989, it is named after proteus, the shapechanging sea god of greek mythology. The solar system school of physics the university of sydney. Triton is the largest moon with a 2,700 km diameter and is larger than the dwarf planets of the solar system pluto and eris.
This site is maintained by the planetary science communications team at nasas jet propulsion laboratory and goddard space flight center for nasas science mission directorate. Proteus,neptunes moon, surface of proteus, structure of proteus. Moon facts there are many interesting facts about the moon and trivia that are can be interesting to know. At a distance of 384,400 km from the earth, the moon is our closest celestial neighbour and only natural satellite. Proteus is about 400 kilometers 250 miles in diameter, larger than nereid. Ingestible sensor european medicines agency european union. A vertical stack of three evenly spaced horizontal lines. John barths novelette menelaiad in lost in the funhouse is built around a battle between proteus and menelaus.
It wasnt discovered from earth because it is so close to neptune that it is lost in the glare of reflected sunlight. Like all major heavenly bodies, the moon played a significant part in ancient mythology. Proteus is one of the largest of neptunes known moons, although it is not as big as triton. The moon has an odd boxlike shape and if it had just a little more mass. This is related to the fact that the astrometric errors do not obey a. Night sky observer thomas cooper snapped this amazing view of the moon and its craters on aug. Earth, sun, and moon facts worksheet by paula jett tpt. In aqueous suspension proteus mirabilis is found in the swimmer state, which is a small rodlike cells1 to 2.
Many years ago, it raised its hand and carved a circle in the sky. Read all about the amazing moon and be sure to take our quiz to test your knowledge at the end. It stands out for the fact that it is the largest nonspherical moon in the solar system. The moon is not a planet, but a satellite of the earth. The first isolates were reported and characterized by hauser in the late 19th century. Proteus is an extremely cold world with an average temperature of minus 220 degrees celsius minus 360 degrees fahrenheit. The moons surface is about the same now as it was 3 billion years ago. Triton, being the largest and most massive of neptunes moons, was the first. The semimajor axis of the farthest moon, proteus, is less than five.
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