An ancient moonpocalypse may explain Neptune’s odd moon Nereid (opens in new tab)

Covers Nereid as a regular satellite of NeptuneCovered by Smithsonian Magazine, kite.kagi.com

Neptune’s oddball moon Nereid may be the sole remnant of an earlier system, formed near the planet rather than being pulled in from afar.

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Smithsonian Magazine·

Neptune's Moon Nereid Might Be the Sole Intact Survivor of an Ancient Lunar Collision

kite.kagi.com·

Astronomers identify Neptune moon Nereid as possible survivor