Proteus
Proteus
Proteus ("PROH tee us") is the sixth of Neptune's known satellites and the second largest:
orbit :    117,600 km from Neptune diameter : 418 km (436 x 416 x 402) mass :     ?
Proteus was a sea god who could change his shape at will.
Discovered in 1989 by Voyager 2 .        Though it is larger than Nereid , it was not        discovered earlier because it is very dark and        so close to Neptune that it is        difficult to see in the glare of the much brighter planet.
Proteus is irregular (non-spherical) in shape.  Proteus is probably        about as big as an irregular body can be before its gravity pulls        it into a more spherical shape.
The heavily cratered surface shows no signs of geologic activity.
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