What are the satellites of each planet?

What are the satellites of each planet?

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Satellites of planets
Satellite of Earth Satellites of Jupiter Satellites of Uranus
Satellites of Mars Satellites of Saturn Satellites of Neptune
Satellites of generally agreed dwarf planets
Satellites of Pluto Satellite of Orcus Satellites of Haumea

Which planet has natural satellites?

All except two of the planets (Venus and Mercury) in our Solar System have natural satellites called moons.

What two planets have over 60 natural satellites?

Some planets, like Earth, only have one moon, while others such as Jupiter and Saturn have over 60 moons each!

Is Mars a natural satellite?

Phobos
Deimos
Mars/Moons

How many natural satellites are there in our solar system?

There are 171 moons, or natural satellites, orbiting the planets in our solar system; Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have 1, 2, 66, 62, 27, and 13 moons, respectively. The following is a list of some of the major planetary moons, including those of the dwarf planet Pluto.

How many natural satellites are there in Saturn?

Saturn has 82 moons. Fifty-three moons are confirmed and named and another 29 moons are awaiting confirmation of discovery and official naming. Saturn’s moons range in size from larger than the planet Mercury — the giant moon Titan — to as small as a sports arena.

How many natural satellites are there in solar system?

Which planet is known as Earth twins?

Venus
And yet in so many ways — size, density, chemical make-up — Venus is Earth’s double.

What are the different types of natural satellite?

Regular Moons or Regular Natural Satellites. – Regular Natural Satellites have Prograde orbits i.e.

  • Irregular Moons or Irregular Natural Satellites. – Irregular Natural Satellites are those whose orbits can be Pro or Retrograde i.e.
  • Inner Moons or Inner Satellites.
  • What are the different types of artificial satellites?

    Communication Satellite. They are employed in telecommunications,they provide signals of fast transmission with impact in the whole planet.

  • Navigation Satellite. One of the most commonly used is GPS.
  • Weather Satellite.
  • Astronomical Satellites.
  • Murderous satellites.
  • References.
  • What is the planet with the most natural satellite?

    Which planet has largest number of natural satellites? Jupiter . Which planet has the least number of satellites? Of the inner planets, Mercury and Venus have no natural satellites; Earth has one large natural satellite, known as the Moon; and Mars has two tiny natural satellites, Phobos and Deimos.

    What is the largest natural satellite?

    The largest natural satellite, Jupiter’s Ganymede, is 3,268 mi (5,262 km) in diameter, and it and Saturn’s Titan are both larger than the planet Mercury.

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