Moons of Our Solar System - Science@NASA
According to the NASA/JPL Solar System Dynamics team, the current tally of moons orbiting planets in our solar system is 293: One moon for Earth; two for Mars; 95 at Jupiter; 146 at Saturn; 28 at Uranus; 16 at Neptune; and five for dwarf planet Pluto.
Moons: Facts - Science@NASA
There are hundreds of moons in our solar system – even asteroids have been found to have small companion moons. Of the terrestrial (rocky) planets of the inner solar system, neither Mercury nor Venus have any moons at all, Earth has one and Mars has its two small moons.
Solar System Exploration - NASA Science
Our solar system has one star, eight planets, five officially named dwarf planets, hundreds of moons, thousands of comets, and more than a million asteroids.
Solar System Facts - Science@NASA
Our solar system has hundreds of moons orbiting planets, dwarf planets, and asteroids. Of the eight planets, Mercury and Venus are the only ones with no moons, although Venus does have a quasi-satellite that has officially been named Zoozve .
Our Solar System - NASA Science
2016年3月15日 · Our solar system is made up of a star—the Sun—eight planets, 146 moons, a bunch of comets, asteroids and space rocks, ice, and several dwarf planets, such as Pluto. The eight planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Earth's Moon - Science@NASA
The Moon rotates exactly once each time it orbits our planet. Observers on Earth can track the Moon's motion in space (relative to Earth and the Sun) through moon phases , supermoons …
Moon Facts - NASA Science
Earth's Moon records evidence of our solar system's history in the form of impact craters, cooled lava landforms, ancient ice deposits, and more.
Neptune Facts - Science@NASA
Neptune is the eighth and most distant planet in our solar system. It was discovered in 1846. Neptune has 16 known moons.
Solar System: Exploration - Science@NASA
"We have so many different types of objects in the solar system, from planets and moons to asteroids and comets. We can study each one of those, and they all have something they can tell us about how the solar system formed or how Earth ended up in its special place."
Moons of Jupiter - Science@NASA
Jupiter has 95 moons that have been officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union. But the number doesn't capture the complexity of the Jovian system of moons, rings and asteroids. The giant planet has thousands of small objects in its orbit.