Larissa

Moon· orbits Neptune

Larissa — moon of Neptune.

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Key facts

Mass (est.)
3.82 × 10¹⁸ kg
0.000052 Moon masses
Radius
96 km
6% of our Moon's radius
Surface gravity
0.0277 m/s²
0% of Earth's
Orbit around Neptune
13.3 hours
0.56 Earth days

Science

Physical

Mass (estimated)
3.82 × 10¹⁸ kg · 0.000052 Moon masses
Radius
96 km · 6% of our Moon's radius
Surface gravity
0.0277 m/s² · 0% of Earth's
Escape velocity
72.9 m/s · 1% of Earth's

Orbit around Neptune

Distance from Neptune
3,027,807 km
Orbital period
13.33 hours
Eccentricity
0.001781
Inclination
46.95 °

Radiation & temperature

Insolation
0.00112 S⊕ · 1/893 of the sunlight Earth receives

Discovery & history

By
Voyager Science Team

Larissa was discovered in 1989 by Voyager Science Team. Neptune's moons are named after sea deities and nymphs of Greek mythology. Beyond its discovery and naming, little more about it has been individually recorded.

Images

No official imagery available — this object has never been visited and no officially-licensed depiction exists.