2023
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Question
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Which planet has been declared to have the most satellites with 145 moons by researchers of the Canada-France-Hawaii telescope?
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Mars
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Mercury
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Neptune
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Saturn
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -New discoveries by a team of astronomers added 62 new moons to Saturn’s existing 83, bringing its total to 145. That tops Jupiter’s 95 recognized moons. Therefore, Saturn is the first planet known to have more than 100 moons.
Detailed explanation-2: -Saturn has 124 moons, according to the Solar System Dynamics team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Saturn’s moons range in size from larger than the planet Mercury – the giant moon Titan – to as small as a sports arena.
Detailed explanation-3: -Saturn has more than 140 moons moons. Some are tiny rocks nearly 1 km across. Others are massive. Saturn’s moon Titan is bigger than the planet Mercury.
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