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