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Leda, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia)Leda lēˈdə [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Metis, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia)Metis mēˈtĭs [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Minden, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Minden, city (1990 pop. 13,661), seat of Webster parish, NW La.; settled 1835 by German immigrants as a socialist commune, inc. 1850. It is the shipping center of an area rich in timber, oil, and natu...

Lysithea

(Encyclopedia)Lysithea lĭsĭthˈēə [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Himalia

(Encyclopedia)Himalia hĭmälˈyə [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Ananke

(Encyclopedia)Ananke ənăngˈkē [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Elara

(Encyclopedia)Elara ēˈlərə [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Deimos

(Encyclopedia)Deimos dīˈmŏs [key], in astronomy, one of the two moons, or natural satellites, of Mars. ...

Dashava

(Encyclopedia)Dashava dəshäˈvə [key], a natural gas producing region of Ukraine, mainly in Lviv region, in the Carpathian foothills. It is linked by pipeline to many centers of Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia, inc...

Alabama, University of

(Encyclopedia)Alabama, University of, main campus at Tuscaloosa; state supported, coeducational; chartered 1820, opened 1831. An experimental station of the U.S. Bureau of Mines, the state natural history museum, t...