Concept information
Preferred term
Galatea
Definition(s)
- Galatea is the fourth moon of Neptune in order from the planet. Galatea was discovered by the Voyager Imaging Team in July 1989. It is named after one of the Nereids of Greek legend and is also known as Neptune VI. Like the five other inner moons discovered during the 1989 flyby of Voyager 2, Galatea is among the darkest objects in the solar system. (Encyclopedia of Science, by David Darling, https://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/G/Galatea.html)
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- Neptune VI
In other languages
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French
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Neptune VI
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-PZTT5PKZ-6
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