SOLAR SYSTEM

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OVERVIEW OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is NOT one of Saturn’s moons?
A
Europa
B
Titan
C
Iapetus
D
Hyperion
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Titan is one of the moons of Saturn. Europa is the moon of Jupiter.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct option is Ceres. Ceres is also referred to as the dwarf planet. Ceres is the biggest of the asteroids and has a diameter of 940 km. Whereas, Titan is the moon of Saturn, Ganymede is of Jupiter and Phobos is of Mars.

Detailed explanation-3: -Christiaan Huygens discovered the first known moon of Saturn. The year was 1655 and the moon is Titan. Jean-Dominique Cassini made the next four discoveries: Iapetus (1671), Rhea (1672), Dione (1684), and Tethys (1684). Mimas and Enceladus were both discovered by William Herschel in 1789.

Detailed explanation-4: -Europa /jʊˈroʊpə/ ( listen), or Jupiter II, is the smallest of the four Galilean moons orbiting Jupiter, and the sixth-closest to the planet of all the 95 known moons of Jupiter. It is also the sixth-largest moon in the Solar System.

Detailed explanation-5: -Enceladus is Saturn’s sixth largest moon, but it’s one of the most scientifically compelling bodies in our solar system. Saturn’s largest moon, Titan has an earthlike cycle of liquids flowing across its surface.

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