Also Pro·ser·pi·na[proh-sur-puh-nuh], /proʊˈsɜr pə nə/, Pro·ser·pi·ne[proh-sur-puh-nee] /proʊˈsɜr pə ni/ .Classical Mythology. a daughter of Zeus and Demeter, abducted by Pluto to be queen of Hades, but allowed to return to the surface of the earth for part of the year.
a female given name.
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Persephone’s goals address questions raised in the last survey about the formation of the solar system and whether organic matter once existed outside of Earth.
Carly Howett, a planetary physicist and the principal investigator for Persephone, says New Horizons showed us just how complex that part of space really is.
To become an official NASA mission, Persephone will have to prove to the larger scientific community that the questions it may answer are worth the effort, before the NRC takes it to a vote.
As Amanda fights to save her family and Persephone is forced to confront the cracks in her own life, the two women start to question if they ever really knew their husbands at all.
Greek mytha daughter of Zeus and Demeter, abducted by Hades and made his wife and queen of the underworld, but allowed part of each year to leave itRoman counterpart: Proserpina