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Earth's Satellites
🌕 There are over 416 moons in our solar system and counting.
Astronomers have confirmed at least 416 natural moons orbiting planets in our solar system. But these moons aren’t just cold, lifeless rocks. Many are fascinating worlds in their own right, with atmospheres, active surfaces, and even ingredients that could support life.
Here’s how the major planets stack up:
🌍 Earth
Only 1 moon but it’s the only one we’ve ever walked on.
🔴 Mars
2 small moons, Phobos and Deimos likely captured asteroids.
🟠 Jupiter (95 moons)
Io: the most volcanically active body in the solar system
Europa: hides a possible ocean beneath its icy crust
Ganymede: the largest moon, even bigger than Mercury
Callisto: ancient, icy, and heavily cratered
🪐 Saturn (274 moons — the most known so far!)
Titan: thick atmosphere, rivers and lakes of liquid methane
Enceladus: shoots icy geysers, hiding an ocean below
Countless small moons with wild, irregular orbits
🔵 Uranus (28 moons)
Many named after Shakespearean characters
Titania and Oberon are the largest
🔵 Neptune (16 moons)
Triton: orbits backward, likely a captured object from the Kuiper Belt
Home to icy geysers and some of the coldest temperatures in the solar system
As technology advances and exploration continues, we’re bound to discover even more of these mysterious moon-worlds quietly orbiting in the shadows.
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