
Moons of Neptune - Wikipedia
The planet Neptune has 16 known moons, which are named for minor water deities and a water creature in Greek mythology. [note 1] By far the largest of them is Triton, discovered by …
Neptune Moons - Science@NASA
2025年3月12日 · Neptune has 16 known moons. English merchant and astronomer William Lassell discovered the first and largest moon – Triton – on Oct. 10, 1846, just 17 days after a …
Moons of Neptune | Table, List, Year Discovered, & Facts
The moons of Neptune are named after characters from Greek or Roman mythology associated with Poseidon or his Roman counterpart, Neptune. The moons of Neptune are listed in order …
Neptune Moons Facts - Science@NASA
2025年1月17日 · Neptune has 16 known moons, including the largest moon, Triton, which was spotted Oct. 10, 1846 – just 17 days after Neptune was discovered.
Neptune moons: Facts, names and discovery | Space
2022年11月28日 · Explore all 16 of Neptune's moons along with their names and dates of discovery. The Neptunian system hosts some very strange and elusive moons.
14 Neptune Moons Names, Number, and List - Planets Education
Neptune is the farthest planet of our solar system and it has 14 known moons. In the 14 Neptune Moons, Triton is the largest moon of Neptune. The first discovered Neptune moon was ‘Triton’ …
Neptune’s moons and rings - Encyclopedia Britannica
2025年3月26日 · Neptune has at least 14 moons and six known narrow rings. Each of the myriad particles that constitute the rings can be considered a tiny moon in its own orbit. The four …
Inner Moons of Neptune - Science@NASA
2011年7月12日 · The white dots are Neptune's inner moons moving along their orbits during Hubble's observations. The solid green lines trace the full orbit of each moon. The spacing of …
The Moons of Neptune - WorldAtlas
2019年12月23日 · Neptune contains both regular and irregular moons. There are seven regular moons, also described as inner moons, which are Proteus, Hippocamp, Larissa, Galatea, …
Moons of Neptune – Names & Composition of Neptunes Moons - Planet Facts
The moons of Neptune are classified as Regular Moons and Irregular Moons. Regular moons are closer to the planet, some even closer than Neptune’s planetary rings. Irregular moons orbit …