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Rhea, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia)Rhea, in astronomy, one of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn. Also known as Saturn V (or S5), Rhea is 950 mi (1530 km) in diameter, orbits Saturn at a mean distance of 327,487 mi (527,...

Pandora, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia)Pandora păndôrˈə [key], in astronomy, one of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn. Also known as Saturn XVII (or S17), Pandora is an irregularly shaped (nonspherical) body measuring a...

Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve

(Encyclopedia)Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve ănēăkˈchăk [key], on the Alaska Peninsula, SW Alaska. Located in the Aleutian Range, the monument (137,176 acres/55,556 hectares) and surrounding preserve...

Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument: see Grand Canyon; National Parks and Monuments (table). ...

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

George Washington Birthplace National Monument

(Encyclopedia)George Washington Birthplace National Monument: see Wakefield. ...

George Washington Carver National Monument

(Encyclopedia)George Washington Carver National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...