== Problems for uniformitarian theories posed by this body ==
== Problems for uniformitarian theories posed by this body ==
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Nereid moves in a highly eccentric orbit that is severely inclined to Neptune's equator, though somewhat less inclined to the local Laplace plane. Almost no astronomer believes that Nereid formed with the planet, and most astronomers believe that Neptune is a captured [[Kuiper belt]] or other [[Trans-Neptunian objects|trans-Neptunian object]].
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Nereid moves in a highly eccentric orbit that is severely inclined to Neptune's equator, though somewhat less inclined to the local Laplace plane. Almost no astronomer believes that Nereid formed with the planet, and most astronomers believe that Neptune is a captured [[Kuiper Belt]] or other [[Trans-Neptunian objects|trans-Neptunian object]].