Talk:Naiad (moon)
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Sources generally give dual pronunciations, [NAY-ad] and [NYE-ad]. Several (US) astronomical sources give only [NAY-ud]. This is consistent with pronouncing Aitne as [ET-nee] rather than [ITE-nee]. However, there was originally a dieresis over the i, which forces the diphthong, and therefore several mythological sources (such as Robert Fagles) give only [NYE-ad]. The Oxford English Dictionary gives [NYE-ad] as the pronunciation in both the UK and US, but [NAY-ad] for the US only.
[edit] orbit decay
- Since its orbit is below Neptune's synchronous orbit radius it is slowly decaying due to tidal forces
Ok, but this doesn't look very significant since it relies on the pull from tidal bulges in Neptune's atmosphere induced by Naiad itself, which are small. Than again, does anyone have any quantitative data - like how fast is the decay, or maybe just how the decay rate scales with the satellite's mass and orbital radius? Deuar 14:04, 10 June 2006 (UTC)