What are natural satellites and how did they
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What are natural satellites and how did they form? wikimedia. org
What is a natural satellite? Celestial body Orbits another natural body Also called moons
There are 2 kinds of natural satellites: Regular Satellites Irregular Satellites
Irregular Satellites Inclined Mostly Retrogade orbited wikimedia. org
Regular Satellites Mostly Progade orbited Little inclination wikimedi a. org
How they were formed Scientists believe that natural satellites are formed in lots of ways: Accretion Capture Fission Impact
Moons(natural satellite names) Ganymede Titan Callisto Io Luna(Earth's moon) Europa Triton and many more. . . static. thetimenow. com boysjoys. com
Ganymede Largest and heaviest moon Moon of Jupiter Derived from Ganymede, “The son of King Tros” frostydrew. org
Titan Dense atmosphere Only body with liquid other than Earth Moon of Saturn Second largest moon wikimedia. org
Callisto Moon of Jupiter Third largest moon Derived from Callisto, the “Nymph of Lycaon” wikimedia. org
Io Fourth largest moon Has over 400 active volcanoes Derived from Io, a “Priestess of Hera” Moon of Jupiter wikimedia. org
Europa Sixth largest moon Moon of Jupiter Full of water ice wikimedia. org
Triton Seventh largest moon Moon of Neptune Only large moon with Retrogade orbit seasky. org
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