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IRAS

(Encyclopedia)IRAS: see infrared astronomy.

COBE

(Encyclopedia)COBE: see infrared astronomy.

SOFIA

(Encyclopedia)SOFIA: see infrared astronomy.

Nereid

(Encyclopedia)Nereid nĭrˈēəd [key], in astronomy, one of the eight known moons, or natural satellites, of Neptune. ...

Lysithea

(Encyclopedia)Lysithea lĭsĭthˈēə [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Deimos

(Encyclopedia)Deimos dīˈmŏs [key], in astronomy, one of the two moons, or natural satellites, of Mars. ...

Elara

(Encyclopedia)Elara ēˈlərə [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Himalia

(Encyclopedia)Himalia hĭmälˈyə [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...
 

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