UNIVERSE
SATELLITESICY BODIES
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Detailed explanation-1: -Our planet Earth has only one natural satellite. Q. Satellites are heavenly bodies that revolve around a planet. Earth has one natural satellite and many artificial ones.
Detailed explanation-2: -Earth has one large natural satellite, the Moon. Moons are called natural satellites because they orbit planets.
Detailed explanation-3: -About Jupiter’s Moons The giant planet commands thousands of small objects in its orbit.
Detailed explanation-4: -Saturn has 83 moons. Sixty-three moons are confirmed and named, and another 20 moons are awaiting confirmation of discovery and official naming by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). 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-5: -Uranus has 27 detected satellites. These moons are divided into three groups: 13 inner moons, 5 major moons, and 9 irregular moons. The irregular moons have retrograde orbits, while the others are prograde (i.e., they orbit in the same direction as Uranus).