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Natural satellite

A natural satellite is, in the most common usage, an astronomical body that orbits a planet, dwarf planet, or small Solar System body (or sometimes another natural satellite). Natural satellites are colloquially referred to as moons, by analogy with the Moon, Earth's natural satellite. In English, the Moon with a capital M denotes Earth's satellite…

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Origin and orbital characteristics

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Geological activity

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Occurrence in the Solar System

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Terminology

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Tidal locking

Satellites of satellites

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Geological activity

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Moons of planets

Moons of dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies

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Natural satellite

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Natural satellite

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related to Dimensions · 33
Natural satellite → Ariel, As, Callisto, Charon, Dione, Earth, Earth's Moon, Europa, For, Ganymede, Iapetus, Io, Jupiter, Jupiter's Galilean, Mercury, Moon, Neptune, Neptune's, Oberon, Of
related to Occurrence in the Solar System · 32
Natural satellite → Among, Ceres, Charon, Deimos, Earth, Earth's Moon, Eris, Galilean, Gonggong, Haumea, Hydra, It, Kerberos, Makemake, Mars, Mercury, Moon, Neptune's Triton, Nix, Of
related to All moons · 27
Natural satellite → Album, Bodies, Discoverers, Dynamics, GillThe Atlas, How Many Solar System, January, JPL-NASA, July, June, Kelly Young, Kevin, March, Moon Montage, Moons, NASA/JPL Solar System Dynamics, National Geographic Society, Natural Satellite Physical Parameters, Nature, Planet
related to Geological activity · 18
Natural satellite → All, Callisto, Earth's Moon, Enceladus, Europa, Four, Galilean, Ganymede, In, Io, Many, Miranda, Of, Solar System, Tethys, This, Titan, Triton
related to Terminology · 17
Natural satellite → Copernicus, De, Galilean, Galileo, German, He, Iouis, Johannes Kepler, Jupiter Observed, Latin, Moon, Narratio, Narration About Four Satellites, Observatis, Planetæ, The, Until
related to Definition of a moon · 16
Natural satellite → Antiope, Asteroids, Charon, Dactyl, Earth, Every, In, Moon, Pluto, Saturn's, Small, Solar System, Some, The, There, Two
related to Shape · 16
Natural satellite → Dysnomia, Enceladus, Eris, For, Iapetus, Methone, Mimas, Moon, Neptune's, Orcus, Proteus, Saturn's, Saturnian, Solar System, The, Vanth
see also · 16
Natural satellite → Accumulation, Captured, Circumplanetary, Configuration, Moon, Natural, Planetary-mass, Ratio, Satellite, Satellites, Solar System, Solar SystemInner, Submoon, Sun, Timeline, Type
related to Non-planetary satellites · 15
Natural satellite → Antiope, Besides, Dactyl, Earth, For, Ida's, Jupiter, Mars-crossers, Neptunian, Saturn, Solar System, Some, Sylvia, The, There
related to Tidal locking · 14
Natural satellite → Charon's, Exceptions, For, Hyperion, In, Jupiter's Himalia, Most, Neptune's Nereid, Pluto's, Saturn's, Saturn's Phoebe, Solar System, This, Titan

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satellites natural moon satellite moons system planets planet solar orbits known saturn's also dwarf objects titan small orbit triton pluto

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90 Antiope are considered double asteroidsinstance ofAsteroids0.80text
but they have not forced a clear definition of what constitutes a mooninstance ofAsteroids0.80text
the decay of their primordial radioisotopesinstance ofresulting from energy sources0.80text
greater past orbital eccentricitiesinstance ofresulting from energy sources0.80text
Natural satelliterelated to All moonsNatural Satellite Physical Parameters0.60section
Natural satelliterelated to All moonsJPL-NASA0.60section
Natural satelliterelated to All moonsJuly0.60section
Natural satelliterelated to All moonsMoons0.60section
Natural satelliterelated to All moonsSolar System0.60section
Natural satelliterelated to All moonsThe Planetary Society0.60section
Natural satelliterelated to All moonsMarch0.60section
Natural satelliterelated to All moonsThe JPL's Solar System0.60section

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