Explore Myths about Neptune and its Moons
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Neptune was the name that ancient Romans gave to the Greek god of the sea and earthquakes, ...
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Galatea was a sea nymph for the ancient Greeks. She lived in the sea surrounding the island ...
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Explore Myths about other nearby planets
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In Roman mythology, Atlas was the leader of the giant Titans. He was responsible for leading ...
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Pan is the Greek god protector of shepherds and their flocks. He has horns and legs of a goat, ...
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In Hindu mythology, the god Sani was identified with the planet Saturn. Sani's parents were ...
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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 not known in ancient times. Astronomers ...
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Pluto was the god of the underworld. One day, while he was riding through the field of battle, ...
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Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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Ozone layerxOzone layer : A range of altitudes in Earth's stratosphere which has a higher concentration of ozone molecules.
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Research Highlights
Near the Earth’s equator is where you could find some of the warmest places on Earth. But it wasn’t always like that. It used to be cold at the equator, so cold that ice formed on land and in the ocean....
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