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Thalassa (moon) Thalassa / θəˈlæsə /, also known as Neptune IV, is the second-innermost satellite of Neptune. Thalassa was named after sea goddess Thalassa, a daughter of Aether and Hemera from Greek mythology. "Thalassa" is also the Greek word for "sea".
Neptune (Latin: Neptūnus [nɛpˈtuːnʊs]) is the Roman god of freshwater and the sea in Roman religion.He is the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon. In the Greek-inspired tradition, he is a brother of Jupiter and Pluto; the brothers preside over the realms of heaven, the earthly world (including the underworld), and the seas.
Wunda (crater) Wunda is a bright feature at the top of this image of Umbriel. Wunda is a large crater on the surface of Uranus ' moon Umbriel. [2] It is 131 km in diameter and is located near the equator of Umbriel. The crater is named after Wunda, a dark spirit of Australian aboriginal mythology. [1]
Mab, or Uranus XXVI, is an inner satellite of Uranus. It was discovered by Mark R. Showalter and Jack J. Lissauer in 2003 using the Hubble Space Telescope . [7] It was named after Queen Mab , a fairy queen from English folklore who is mentioned in William Shakespeare 's play Romeo and Juliet .
Rhea (mythology) Rhea or Rheia ( / ˈriːə /; [2] Ancient Greek: Ῥέα [r̥é.aː] or Ῥεία [r̥ěː.aː]) is a mother goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Titan daughter of the earth goddess Gaia and the sky god Uranus, himself a son of Gaia. She is the older sister of Cronus, who was also her consort, and the mother of ...
Caliban (moon) Caliban / ˈkælɪbæn / is the second-largest retrograde irregular satellite of Uranus. [10] It was discovered on 6 September 1997 by Brett J. Gladman, Philip D. Nicholson, Joseph A. Burns, and John J. Kavelaars using the 200-inch Hale telescope together with Sycorax and given the temporary designation S/1997 U 1.
Urania ( minor planet designation: 30 Urania) is a large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by English astronomer John Russell Hind on July 22, 1854. [1] It was his last asteroid discovery. This object is named after Urania, the Greek Muse of astronomy. Initial orbital elements for 30 Urania were published by Wilhelm Günther, an assistant ...
Sailor Uranus (セーラーウラヌス, Sērā Uranusu) is a fictional lead character in the Sailor Moon media franchise. Sailor Uranus' alternate identity is Haruka Tenou ( 天王 はるか , Ten'ō Haruka , renamed "Amara Tenoh" in some English adaptations) , a teenage Japanese student and race car driver.