SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -A satellite is an object that moves around a larger object. Earth is a satellite because it moves around the sun. The moon is a satellite because it moves around Earth. Earth and the moon are called “natural” satellites.

Detailed explanation-2: -Moons – also called natural satellites – come in many shapes, sizes and types. They are generally solid bodies, and few have atmospheres. Most planetary moons probably formed out the discs of gas and dust circulating around planets in the early solar system.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Moon is a rocky body that orbits planet Earth. It likely formed when a very large (Mars-sized) asteroid struck Earth 4.5 billion years ago, very early in our planet’s history. The debris from the impact clumped together to form our natural satellite, the Moon.

Detailed explanation-4: -A gallery showing some natural satellites that have been imaged from close range. Ganymede. (moon of Jupiter) Titan. (moon of Saturn) Callisto. (moon of Jupiter) Io. (moon of Jupiter) Moon. (moon of Earth) Europa. (moon of Jupiter) Triton. (moon of Neptune) More items