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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early
whales gave birth on land?
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Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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Plate tectonicsxPlate tectonics : The theory supported by a wide range of evidence that considers the Earth's crust and upper mantle to be composed of several large, thin, relatively rigid plates that move relative to one another.
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Research Highlights
Geologists have learned that a large earthquake and tsunami that killed 192 people on September 29, 2009 in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga was in fact a triple-whammy. The magnitude 8.1 "great earthquake"...
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