Planetary Moons Flashcards

(9 cards)

1
Q

Mercury moons?

A

None

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Venus

A

None

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3
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Earth

A

Moon

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4
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Mars (has 2 moons)

A

Phobos (largest), Demos

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5
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Jupiter (known for its great red spot)
(has 95 moons)

A

Ganymede (largest), Europa, Callisto and Lo

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Saturn (has 274 moons) (128 discovered this year)

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Titan (largest), Pan, Atlas, Prometheus, Pandora, Epimetheus, Janus, Mimas, Enceladus, Calypso, Telesto, Tethys, Dione, Helene and Rhea

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Uranus (discovered by William Hershell) (28 moons)

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Umbriel, oberon, ariel and Titania (largest)

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8
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Neptune (discovered by Johann Galle in 1856) (has 16 moons)

A

Triton (Largest) Nereid

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9
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Pluto (has 5 moons)

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Nix, Charon (Largest), Hydra, Styx, Kerberos .

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