Sao is a small outer moon of Neptune, discovered in 2002 by a team of astronomers led by Matthew Holman, using large ground-based telescopes in Hawaii and Chile. It orbits Neptune at a great distance, and its motion in the same direction as the planet's rotation distinguishes it from Neptune's other irregular moons, which mostly move backward. Like most such moons, it is thought to be a captured body and is about forty kilometers wide. Its name comes from one of the Nereids, the sea nymphs of Greek mythology and the daughters of Nereus.
Before and after
- 3 June 2002Release of Kazakh Wikipedia
- 13 June 2002Discovery of 55 Cancri c
- 1 July 2002Founding of International Criminal Court
- from 20 July 2002 to 25 November 2006Premiere of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius
- 23 July 2002Discovery of Sao
- 23 July 2002Construction of Leicester City Stadium
- 25 July 2002Construction of Etihad Stadium
- 10 August 2002Discovery of Halimede
- 13 August 2002Discovery of Laomedeia
More in Universe & space
- 1 May 1949Discovery of Nereid
- 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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