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Discovered in 1981, it was not until later that this moon got the name that it is now known by.
Larissa was observed in ground-based research work through telescopes in the year 1981 by a number of scientists, but it was when Voyager 2 came across this moon that its existence was substantiated with proper proof!
This cratered and rugged-looking moon is one of the largest that orbits around Neptune and hence is a matter of interest for many scientists. The moon was given many names before it came to be known as Larissa. The first name to be assigned to it was S/1981 N 1 when it was discovered by H. Reitsema, W. Hubbard, L. Lebofsky, and D. Tholen. The next name was S/1989 N 2 when the Voyager 2 flyby captured pictures of the moon. The next name was Neptune VII before the beautiful moon was finally named after the Greek nymph, Larissa.
Larissa is one of the many moons that Neptune is known to have. To date, as many as 14 of Neptune's moons have been discovered by scientists from Earth.
Larissa circles around the planet, just like the 13 other Neptunian satellites.
The first discovery of Larissa was made by H. Reitsema, W. Hubbard, L. Lebofsky, and D. Tholen. The discovery was made by ground-based telescopes and the name given to the moon Larissa was S/1981 N 1. The name was changed to S/1989 N 2, after Voyager 2 stumbled across it. It was named Neptune VII before finally being named after a Greek nymph named Larissa.
There is no accurate information regarding this moon's distance from Earth, but it is 30,300 mi (48,763 km) away from Neptune's clouds which can only mean that this cratered and irregularly shaped moon is far away from us! Here are some more facts about the Larissa moon for you!
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