The moon is not a planet, but a satellite of the earth. 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. He knew all thingspast, present, and futurebut disliked divulging what he knew. It wasnt discovered from earth because it is so close to neptune that it is lost in the glare of reflected sunlight. Upon discovery, proteus received the temporary provisional designation s1989 n 1. The moon or luna is the earths only natural satellite and was formed 4.
The moon has an odd boxlike shape and if it had just a little more mass. Proteus was the third moon of neptune to be discovered, 33 years since the discovery of neptunes moon nereid in 1949. Like the earth itself, the moon is unique in some ways and rather ordinary in others. The surface area of the moon is 14,658,000 square miles or 9. Proteus species are part of the enterobacteriaceae family of gramnegative bacilli. In aqueous suspension proteus mirabilis is found in the swimmer state, which is a small rodlike cells1 to 2. Facts about the moon the moon is not a planet, but a satellite of the earth. The moon sending itself small dispatches from the future. 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. I see what would it be like to stand on this oddly shaped moon that is being forgotten. Earth, sun, and moon facts worksheet by paula jett tpt. John barths novelette menelaiad in lost in the funhouse is built around a battle between proteus and menelaus. 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. Ingestible sensor european medicines agency european union.
At a distance of 384,400 km from the earth, the moon is our closest celestial neighbour and only natural satellite. The seventh inner moon of neptune request pdf researchgate. Proteus orbits neptune in a nearly equatorial orbit at the distance of about 4. Here are 10 surprising facts about the moon, including information about the phases, brightness, temperature and more of earths natural satellite.
Proteus is an extremely cold world with an average temperature of minus 220 degrees celsius minus 360 degrees fahrenheit. Those who wished to consult him had first to surprise and bind him during his noonday slumber. Proteus definition, a sea god, son of oceanus and tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy. The suns four largest orbiting bodies, the giant planets, account for 99% of the remaining mass, with jupiter. 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. Neptune has many moons, and in this video i am taking a look at the second largest moon that it has. If rings were in fact present, the stars luminosity would decrease.
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. Neptune is made by projecting a voyager 2 photo on to an ellipsoid of the appropriate dimensions. The moon rotates at 10 miles per hour compared to the earths rotation of miles per hour. Tiny neptune moon spotted by hubble may have broken from. P mirabilis and p vulgaris account for most clinical proteus isolates. The genus is currently composed of proteus mirabilis, proteus vulgaris, proteus penneri, proteus hauseri, proteus terrae, and proteus cibarius.
Proteus lrc is completely enabled for euv deployment with the lowest cost of ownership on standard x86 hardware. Each day we feature a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 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. Night sky observer thomas cooper snapped this amazing view of the moon and its craters on aug. Moon desperately wants to love things, but just cant. Read all about the amazing moon and be sure to take our quiz to test your knowledge at the end. A smaller moon was spotted earlier by an earth based telescope. The semimajor axis of the farthest moon, proteus, is less than five. Pdf the planet neptune and its largest moon triton hold the keys to major. Discovered by voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989, it is named after proteus, the shapechanging sea god of greek mythology. If asked, it will admit that none of these are facts. Facts about the moon for kids primary homework help.
This is related to the fact that astrometric errors do not. The moon is the brightest object in the night sky and the most easily noticed. Request pdf the seventh inner moon of neptune during its 1989 flyby, the voyager. They contain 8 to 10 flagella that aid in their swimming motility.
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. Many years ago, it raised its hand and carved a circle in the sky. 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. You must specify the width of the div for this to work properly. In fact, uranus had been detected, mistaken for a star, on 22. Students cut out facts about the earth, sun, and moon, and paste them in. 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. Pharos crater on proteus is unusually large relative to the moons size. It can be purchased in many configurations, depending on the size of designs being produced and the requirements for microcontroller simulation. 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. By the numbers proteus nasa solar system exploration. Proteus was found from the images taken by voyager 2 probe during the neptune flyby in 1989. Also check out our activity worksheet at the end of the article which you can download or print. The proteus design suite is a windows application for schematic capture, simulation, and pcb printed circuit board layout design.
Proteus is about 400 kilometers 250 miles in diameter, larger than nereid. Apollo 11 was the american space mission to 1st reach and land on the moon. Once the moon is directly on top of you and youre on the coast, youll encounter a highwater. 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. Proteus mirabilis an overview sciencedirect topics. Neptunes moon proteus is roughly 400 kilometres in width 250 miles orbiting neptune at a distance of 117,000 km 72,000 miles. Proteus also known as neptune viii, is the secondlargest neptunian moon, and neptunes. Orbits and resonances of the regular moons of neptune arxiv.
The principal component of the solar system is the sun, a g2 mainsequence star that contains 99. Without an atmosphere, there is no wind or water erosion. This is related to the fact that the astrometric errors do not obey a. 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. Hippocamp orbits close to proteus, the outermost and largest of these moons. Proteus, in greek mythology, the prophetic old man of the sea and shepherd of the seas flocks. 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. The only month that can occur without a full moon is february.
Proteuss ingestible event marker is approved for marketing in the eu and us. It is named after proteus, the shapechanging sea god of greek mythology. The solar system school of physics the university of sydney. Proteus, also known as neptune viii, is the second largest neptunian moon, and neptunes largest inner satellite. Moon facts interesting facts about the earths moon space facts. An enhanced image of the moon taken with the noao mosaic ccd camera using two nsf telescopes at kitt peak national observatory. Larissa has an estimated diameter of 200 km while proteus is estimated to be around 150250 km. Like all major heavenly bodies, the moon played a significant part in ancient mythology.
Proteus is the second largest moon of neptune behind the mysterious. The irregular moons of neptune consist of halimede, laomedia, nereid, neso, psamanthe, sao and triton. Only 59% of the moons surface is visible from earth. The astronauts footprints remain unchanged on the moons surface, and will until the moon is struck by an asteroid. A vertical stack of three evenly spaced horizontal lines. On contact with a surface, proteus mirabilis changes to the swarmer state where the cell considerably increases in length to form. Triton, being the largest and most massive of neptunes moons, was the first.
Proteus is one of the largest of neptunes known moons, although it is not as big as triton. It takes the satellite just over one day to complete one rotation of neptune. The first isolates were reported and characterized by hauser in the late 19th century. 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 or neptune viii, is the second biggest moon of neptune, and its biggest close moon. Neil armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon.
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