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1 What are natural satellites and how did they form?
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2 What is a natural satellite?
Celestial body Orbits another natural body Also called moons

3 There are 2 kinds of natural satellites:
Regular Satellites Irregular Satellites

4 wikimedia.org Irregular Satellites Inclined Mostly Retrogade orbited

5 Regular Satellites Mostly Progade orbited Little inclination
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6 How they were formed Scientists believe that natural satellites are formed in lots of ways: Accretion Capture Fission Impact

7 Moons(natural satellite names)
Ganymede Titan Callisto Io Luna(Earth's moon) Europa Triton and many more... static.thetimenow.com boysjoys.com

8 Ganymede Largest and heaviest moon Moon of Jupiter
Derived from Ganymede, “The son of King Tros” frostydrew.org

9 Titan Dense atmosphere Only body with liquid other than Earth
Moon of Saturn Second largest moon wikimedia.org

10 Callisto Moon of Jupiter Third largest moon
Derived from Callisto, the “Nymph of Lycaon” wikimedia.org

11 Io Fourth largest moon Has over 400 active volcanoes
Derived from Io, a “Priestess of Hera” Moon of Jupiter wikimedia.org

12 Europa Sixth largest moon Moon of Jupiter Full of water ice
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13 Triton Seventh largest moon Moon of Neptune
Only large moon with Retrogade orbit seasky.org

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