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Tarqeq moon of saturn  
Tarvos moon of saturn  
Taygete moon of jupiter  
Telescope    
Telesto moon of saturn  
Tethys moon of saturn  
Thalassa Second closest moon of Neptune, orbiting the planet at an average distance of 50,075 kilometres (31,115 miles). Its diameter is about 83 km (52 miles). Thalassa was discovered in 1989 by Voyager 2. In mythology, Thalassa was the daughter of Aether and Hemera. Thalassa is the Greek word for sea.
Thebe   moon of jupiter  
Thelxinoe moon of jupiter  
Themisto  moon of jupiter  
Thrust    
Thruster    
Thrymr moon of saturn  
Thyone moon of jupiter  
Titan moon of saturn  
Titania    
Trinculo    
Triton Neptune's largest moon. It was discovered in 1846 by British astronomer and beer brewer, William Lassell, and thought to be Neptune's only moon until Nereid was discovered in 1949. Triton is Neptune's only spherical moon with a diameter of 2,707 kilometres. It orbits at a distance of 354,800 kilometres (220,462 miles) taking 5 days and 21 hours to complete an orbit. In Greek mythology, Triton is a god of the sea, son of Poseidon (Neptune). In popular culture, Triton is the father of Arial in The Little Mermaid!

 

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