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Date: Jun 15 18:02 2013

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Proteus was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 space probe two months before its Neptune flyby in August 1989. It received the temporary designation S/1989 N 1. Stephen P. Synnott and Bradford A. Smith announced its discovery on July 7, 1989, speaking only of "17 frames taken over 21 days", which gives a discovery date of sometime before June 16. Read more __________________

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Date: Aug 22 17:51 2009

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Proteus, also known as Neptune VIII, is the second largest Neptunian moon, and Neptune's largest inner satellite. It is the largest known non-spherical moon in the solar system. It is named after Proteus, the shape-changing sea god of Greek mythology. Read more In Greek mythology, Proteus is an early sea-god, one of several deities whom Homer calls the "Old Man of the Sea", whose name suggests the "first", as protogonos is the "primordial" or the "firstborn". Source __________________

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