is the star's Bayer designation. The traditional name Pollux refers to the twins Castor and Pollux in Greek and Roman mythology. In 2016, the International...
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carrying a pair of scientific satellites, named DIAL/MIKA and DIAL/WIKA, into orbit. Only one of the two satellites, which had been produced as a collaborative...
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Janus (moon) (redirect from Janus (satellite))
those on Epimetheus, are named after characters in the legend of Castor and Pollux. A faint dust ring is present around the region occupied by the orbits...
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Epimetheus (moon) (redirect from Epimetheus (satellite))
like those on Janus, are named after characters in the legend of Castor and Pollux. The first has been misspelled 'Hilairea' at USGS, which would presumably...
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Makali'i) with the Pleiades (Makali'i), Auriga, Orion, Capella, Sirius, Castor and Pollux. In Tahitian lore, Procyon was one of the pillars propping up the...
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Polydeuces (moon) (redirect from Polydeuces (satellite))
2005. In Greek mythology, Polydeuces is another name for Pollux, who is the twin brother of Castor and the son of Zeus and Leda. Polydeuces is also known...
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Hoku-lei "star wreath", it formed this asterism with Procyon, Sirius, Castor and Pollux. In Tahitian folklore, Capella was Tahi-ari'i, the wife of Fa'a-nui...
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Pothole Gulch enters the sea. Offshore lie numerous islets, such as Castor Rock and Pollux Rock south/southwest of Chinstrap Point and an unnamed islet west...
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Francisco Stories: An Annotated Filmography of the Bay Area. United States: Castor-Pollux Publications. p. 199. ISBN 978-0578130422. Archived from the original...
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contrast with its white "twin", Castor. Evidence has been found for a hot, outer, magnetically supported corona around Pollux, and the star is known to be...
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spherical microsatellites, ANDE Active spacecraft (Castor) and the ANDE Passive spacecraft (Pollux), and will be tracked by the International Laser Ranging...
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Committee Working Group on the Public Naming of Planets and Planetary Satellites during the 2015 NameExoWorlds campaign and recognized by the WGSN. Further...
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ISBN 9780253222992. Douin, Jean-Luc (May 23, 2006). "'Marie-Antoinette' : une reine rock et rococo". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved January 1, 2016. Spielvogel, Jackson...
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"Sun Fact Sheet". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2018-11-05. Simon, J.L.; et al. (1994). "Numerical expressions for precession formulae and mean elements...
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They are remnants of eroded islands and include Buddha Rock, Castor Rock, Cook Rock, Pollux Rock, Santa Rock, Saw Rock, Tomblin Rock and Trousers Rock....
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Grosso state in Brazil saw Canopus and Procyon as Kofongo "Duck", with Castor and Pollux representing his hands. The asterism's appearance signified the coming...
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constellation of the same name, associated with the "heavenly twins", Castor and Pollux. Gemini 1 would be launched on April 8, 1964, and Gemini 2 on January...
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steamer For private owner. Unknown date Norway Ole Martin Olesen Arendal Pollux Sealer For Axel Herlofsen. Unknown date United Kingdom Messrs. William...
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