Larissa Observation
Tholen participates in observations that detect the body later confirmed by Voyager 2 as Neptune's moon Larissa.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
David Tholen Biography and Timeline
Follow David Tholen through 2 dated historical records for United States of America.
David Tholen, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1981–1989Years on this page
1981
1989
Larissa Confirmation
The Voyager 2 encounter confirms that the object first detected in earlier occultation work is Neptune's moon Larissa.
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