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Friday, 28 October 2011

Moons of the Solar System

While the planets orbit the Sun, moons of the planets orbit the planets.

Only Mercury and Venus have no natural satellite.

Earth: 1 moon
Mars: 2 moons
Jupiter: 64 moons
Saturn: 62 moons
Uranus: 27 moons
Neptune: 13 moons

Some of the dwarf planets and asteroids also have moons:
Pluto: 4 moons
Haumea: 2 moons
Eris: 1 moon

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