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thalassa
thalassa in Greek, the sea. In Xenophon's account of the war between Artaxerxes II of Persia and his younger brother Cyrus, he relates how retreating Greek soldiers of the defeated Cyrus fought their way through the Armenian mountains and finally reached the Black Sea; when they first saw the sea, they cried out, ‘thalassa, thalassa!’
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "thalassa." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "thalassa." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-thalassa.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "thalassa." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-thalassa.html |
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Thalassa
Thalassa The second-closest satellite of Neptune, orbiting between the Galle and Le Verrier Rings in 0.311 days at a distance of 50 075 km; also known as Neptune IV. It is about 80 km in diameter, and was discovered in 1989 on images taken by the Voyager 2 spacecraft.
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"Thalassa." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Thalassa." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-Thalassa.html "Thalassa." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-Thalassa.html |
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Thalassa
Thalassa (Neptune IV) A satellite of Neptune, with a diameter of 80 km; visual albedo 0.06.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Thalassa." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Thalassa." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Thalassa.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Thalassa." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Thalassa.html |
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Thalassa
Thalassa , in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Neptune . |
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"Thalassa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Thalassa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Thalassa-ast.html "Thalassa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Thalassa-ast.html |
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