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Proteus Discovery Confirmed

United States · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1989

Stephen P. Synnott5 July 1989

Neptune · Science / Astronomy

Identifies the large inner moon later named Proteus in Voyager 2 images and confirms its orbit.

Names involved

Stephen P. Synnott

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