(CNN) Two of Neptune's innermost moons perform a strange dance to avoid each other that is weird and completely unique compared to all known orbits, according to new research.
Up, up, down, down - do the Neptune Moon dance! 🕺Partners w/ chemistry AND rhythm, Moons Naiad & Thalassa are caught in a "dance of avoidance" choreographed so precisely that neither steps on the other one's toes. How do they make it work? Check it out: https://t.co/SQhzQCMmvi pic.twitter.com/AU4v9fLBPo
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Happening on Twitter
The orbits of Neptune's two tiny moons, Naiad and Thalassa, are a mere 1,850 kilometres apart from each other—a min… https://t.co/L7qzWLtMhc weatherindia (from India) Mon Nov 18 10:51:14 +0000 2019
Two of Neptune's moons are locked in a 'dance of avoidance' https://t.co/GYBPXsKH3e https://t.co/RYLnwWhkUc nypost (from New York, NY) Mon Nov 18 18:48:48 +0000 2019
Due to the sheer distance between Neptune and the Sun, the orbit paths of this ice giant's moons are largely influe… https://t.co/qlfCa8ZPXk weatherindia (from India) Mon Nov 18 11:20:13 +0000 2019
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