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Moon, Nereid and Neptune

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Neptune’s Moon Nereid Might Be the Sole Intact Survivor of an Ancient Lunar Collision

A study suggests that the ice giant's largest moon, Triton, made a dramatic entrance to the Neptunian system long ago, kicking Nereid outward and destroying the planet's other original lunar companion

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Neptune’s Moon Nereid May Be Lone Survivor of an Ancient Cosmic Massacre

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Neptunian moon Nereid could be lone intact survivor from ancient satellite system

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‘Moonpocalypse’ might have occurred in our universe

A moon located in our solar system might have been the only one to survive a “moonpocalypse” that occurred long, long ago.

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Neptune's Moon Nereid May Hold the Secret to a Long-Lost Planetary Catastrophe

For decades, scientists believed that Nereid, Neptune's third-largest moon, was not native to the planet at all.

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One of Neptune's 16 moons is not like the others, James Webb telescope finds

Neptune has a complicated life story, and its moon Nereid might be the only one left standing from the planet’s ...

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