least 300 natural satellites, or moons. At least 19 of them are large enough to be gravitationally rounded; of these, all are covered by a crust of ice except...
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of natural satellites is the potential of moons to provide habitats for life, though it is not an indicator that they harbor it. Natural satellites are...
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(or sometimes another natural satellite). Natural satellites are colloquially referred to as moons, a derivation from the Moon of Earth. In the Solar System...
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System Nomenclature granted names to satellites V–XIII, and provided for a formal naming process for future satellites still to be discovered. The practice...
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irregular satellites, the general convention is to use names ending in "a" for prograde satellites, names ending in "e" for retrograde satellites, and names...
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epoch of 1 January 2020. List of natural satellites The mass of Triton is about 2.14 × 1022 kg, whereas the combined mass of the Uranian moons is about...
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moons up to and including Rhea may be only 100 million years old. List of natural satellites 62 moons were announced 3–16 May, 2023: S/2020 S 1, S/2006 S 9...
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The dwarf planet Pluto has five natural satellites. In order of distance from Pluto, they are Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra. Charon, the largest...
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Deimos (moon) (redirect from Deimos (natural satellite))
II) is the smaller and outer of the two natural satellites of Mars, the other being Phobos. Deimos has a mean radius of 6.2 km (3.9 mi) and takes 30.3 hours...
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planets, their satellites, trojan asteroids and some minor planets Jupiter Rings of Jupiter Complete list of Jupiter's natural satellites Io Europa Ganymede...
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