Paaliaq is an irregular moon of Saturn, about twenty kilometers across, discovered in 2000 by a team led by Brett Gladman. It orbits the planet in the same direction as Saturn's rotation at a great distance, well over ten million kilometers, and belongs to the Inuit group of outer moons, which share similar orbits and may be fragments of a larger body. The moon was named after Paaliaq, a shaman in Inuit mythology. Irregular moons like it are thought to have been captured by Saturn early in the history of the Solar System.
Before and after
- 8 July 2000Publication of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- 17 July 2000Launch of MusicBrainz
- 21 July 2000Birth of Erling Haaland
- 7 August 2000Discovery of Kiviuq
- 7 August 2000Discovery of Paaliaq
- 7 August 2000Discovery of Ymir
- from 14 August 2000 to 1 January 2015Premiere of Dora the Explorer
- 23 September 2000Discovery of Ijiraq
- 23 September 2000Discovery of Skathi
More in Universe & space
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- 20 August 1977Launch of Voyager 2
- 23 July 1995Discovery of Comet Hale-Bopp
- 15 May 2005Discovery of Nix
- 15 May 2005Discovery of Hydra
- 10 September 2005Discovery of Dysnomia
The era
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