SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -Of the terrestrial (rocky) planets of the inner solar system, neither Mercury nor Venus have any moons at all, Earth has one and Mars has its two small moons.

Detailed explanation-2: -About Jupiter’s Moons By most counts, Jupiter has between 80 and 95 moons, but neither number captures the complexity of the Jovian system of moons, rings and asteroids. The giant planet commands thousands of small objects in its orbit.

Detailed explanation-3: -Of the major planets, only Mercury and Venus do not have moons. In addition to moons of the planets, there are many moons of asteroids.

Detailed explanation-4: -Saturn has a whopping 82 moons ranging in size. While Titan is larger than the planet Mercury, some of the moons are as small as a sports arena. Have you ever wondered how Saturn manages to wrangle them all as it orbits the solar system?

Detailed explanation-5: -University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy scientists report their discovery of 11 new satellites of Jupiter, all members of Jupiter’s outer “irregular” satellite system. These observations double the number of such moons known to orbit the planet and are the largest number of satellites ever discovered at one time.