Thread: How many known moons do the various planets have?
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Old 09-October-2003, 08:08 PM
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Neptune-8? Not sure what the moons are named after.
Since Neptune was the god of the sea, the moons are named after lesser mythological beings (merpeople, sea nymphs) associated with the sea.
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