The moon, apart from being a delight for the eyes, is a natural satellite that orbits a planet.
The moon is the Earth’s only natural satellite. It is the largest and brightest object in the night sky.
This gas giant is the second-largest planet in our solar system and has the most number of moons, a total of 146! Titan, its largest moon, is bigger than Mercury.
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Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, has 95 moons including its four largest moons Ganymede, Callisto, Io, and Europa. Ganymede is the largest moon in our solar system.
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This ice giant mostly made of water, ammonia and methane has 28 moons, some of which are made of half ice and half rock.
This is the fourth-largest planet in our solar system with 16 moons. Triton, its largest moon, is as big as the dwarf planet Pluto.
The red planet has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. These irregularly shaped moons are the smallest ones in our solar system.
Mercury and Venus are the only planets in our solar system that don’t have any moons due to their proximity to the sun.
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