GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The largest gaseous planet, Saturn, has at least 16 moons.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The arrival of the Voyager spacecraft at Saturn in 1980–1981 resulted in the discovery of three additional moons – Atlas, Prometheus and Pandora, bringing the total to 17.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mini Solar System Saturn has 53 known moons with an additional 29 moons awaiting confirmation of their discovery-that is a total of 82 moons.
Detailed explanation-3: -The newly discovered moons of Saturn are about 5 km each in diameter. Seventeen orbit Saturn opposite to the planet’s rotation, and three in the same direction as Saturn’s rotation.
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