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There are 61 natural satellites (also called moons) around various planets in our solar system, ranging from bodies larger than our own moon to small pieces of debris. Many of these were discovered by planetary spacecraft. ... Some planetary moons, such as Phoebe at Saturn may be asteroids that were captured by planet's gravity...
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eev.liu.edu/thevoice/Voicebackissues/num19/guess/guessn...
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The Moon, sometimes called 'Luna', is a relatively large terrestrial planet-like satellite, whose diameter is about one-quarter of the Earth's. With the exception of Pluto's Charon, it is the largest moon in the Solar system relative ... The natural satellites orbiting other planets are called "moons", after Earth's Moon.
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www.ashwinpai.com/the-moon.htm
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Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada ... Canada's Digital Collections ... Les Collections numérisées du Canada...
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collections.ic.gc.ca/universe/planets_answers06.html
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The satellites of the giant outer planets are a surprisingly diverse group of bodies. Most are composed of mixtures of water and other ices, including most likely ammonia ice, and rocky material.
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www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/outerp/moons.html
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Science Trivia Questions General...
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www.conquestion.com/questions/preview/en/US/19/69/1/2/i...
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; How long is a day on the planet Jupiter? ... ; How can planet retrograde motion be explained by the Earth-center hypothesis By the Sun-center hypothesis? ... There is no planet that close to Earth. However, Jupiter will come within 391 million miles from Earth.
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This radiation crosses the critical boundary between infrared and microwave radiation and holds the key to understanding such processes as planet and star formation, the formation of early galaxies and galaxy clusters, and the formation of organic and other molecules in space.
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www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-2003/pr-04-03.html
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Faraway Mystery Planet Uranus ... ; NASA Voyager 2 Image of the planet Uranus ... With a total of 63, Jupiter currently has the most known natural satellites of any planet in the Solar System.
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www.spacetoday.org/SolSys/Uranus/UranusPlanet.html
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Details of the individual satellites of the planets are given on their individual planet link. The only planets in our solar system without natural satellites are Mercury and Venus. The Earth has the Moon, Mars has two very small moons that are probably captured asteroids.
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www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.280/viewPage/6
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