Explore Myths about Neptune and its Moons
Neptune was the name that ancient Romans gave to the Greek god of the sea and earthquakes, ...
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Many features of the Earth are named after mythological figures. An example is the story of ...
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Explore Myths about other nearby planets
Ancient Romans Atlas was the leader of the giant Titans who fought a war against the gods. ...
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Pan is the Greek god protector of shepherds, sheep, and goats. According to an account of his ...
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In Hindu mythology, Sani was identified with the planet Saturn. Sani's parents were the Sun ...
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In Greek mythology, Cronus was the son of Uranus and Gaea. He lead his brothers and sisters, ...
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Uranus, which was discovered by William Herschel in 1781, was unknown in ancient times. Astronomers ...
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Following the defeat of the Titans by the Jovian gods, Pluto obtained the kingdom of the underworld. ...
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you know that
Re
was the sun and creator god in ancient Egypt?
Did you know that the
footprints left on the Moon’s surface by astronauts will last for
centuries, because there is no wind on the Moon?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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EpicenterxEpicenter : The epicenter is the point on the earth's surface vertically above the hypocenter (or focus), point in the crust where a seismic rupture begins.
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Research Highlights
Without meaning to, airplanes can cause certain types of clouds to produce snow or rain. When the aircraft climb or descend through mid-level clouds, if the atmospheric conditions are right then the planes...
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