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How many natural satellites does the earth have and what are the names?
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∙ 13y ago
From closest to farthest: Io (volcanic "Pizza" moon), Europa (frozen water moon), Ganymede (Moon-like moon), and Callisto (Moon-like moon). When people say things about Jupiter's 32 moons or something like that, they're all asteroids except for these base four.
Another viewpoint: Even if some moons are captured asteroids, they are still
called "moons" by professional astronomers.
Jupiter has over 60 moons (natural satellites). The four named above are certainly the main ones.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 13y agoThere are more than 240 known natural satellites of the planets in our solar system alone. Most of those have not been named.
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∙ 10y agoUranus's natural sattelites are it's 21 moons (a few are ophelia, bianca, juliet, ect........)
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∙ 13y agoEarth's natural satellite is called the moon
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∙ 13y agomoon is a natural satellite for earth
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∙ 13y agoOne and it's name is Luna
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∙ 11y agoThe word you want is moon.
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∙ 7y agoThe moon, also called Luna
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∙ 11y agoA moon.
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How many artificial satellites circle the earth?
over a thousand artificial satellites. the first artificial satellite was sputnik. the only natural satellite earth has is the moon
What is Earth's three satellites called?
The planet Earth upon which we live has precisely one natural satellite, which is known as the moon, or Luna, and it has a great many artificial satellites, including the International Space Station, communication satellites, surveillance satellites, global positioning satellites, etc.
Does the planet have moons?
There are 179 known moons in the Solar System. The planet which has the most natural satellites is Jupiter with 66. There are also 104 asteroid moons and as many as 58 satellites of potential dwarf planet candidates.Major Planets (171)Mercury does not have any natural satellites (moons)Venus does not have any natural satellites (moons).Earth has 1 natural satellite (moon) called 'The Moon' or Luna (asteroid Cruithne orbits the Sun in a 1:1 orbital resonance with Earth)Mars has 2 natural satellites (moons)Jupiter has 66 natural satellites (moons)Saturn has 62 (+1 unconfirmed) natural satellites (moons) and over 150 moonletsUranus has 27 natural satellites (moons)Neptune has 13 natural satellites (moons)Dwarf Planets (8)Ceres has noneOrcus has 1Pluto - Charon have 3Haumea has 2Quaoar has 1Makemake has none"Snow White" (2007 OR10) has noneEris has 1Sedna has none
How many satellites orbit in today?
There may be as many as 25,000 artificial satellites orbiting Earth, although only around 8,300 are on record and less than 5000 are active. Our planet has only one natural satellite, the Moon.
How many natural satellites does the moon have?
The moon does not have any.
What are the names of the earths satellites?
Earth has only one natural satellite and that is the moon. There are however over 13,000 artificial satellites, and the most widely recognized is the International Space Station (ISS). There are lots of programs and websites where you can see the names and locations of all these satellites, there are just too many to list here - search WIKIPEDIA for List of Earth observation satellites.
How many satellites dose earth have?
One natural satellite- the Moon. Luna.
How many artificial satellites circle the earth?
over a thousand artificial satellites. the first artificial satellite was sputnik. the only natural satellite earth has is the moon
How many known Natural Satellites revolve around Earth?
One. Luna. the Earth's moon, is the only one.
Who many natural satellites does Venus have?
Venus does not have any natural satellites.
What is Earth's three satellites called?
The planet Earth upon which we live has precisely one natural satellite, which is known as the moon, or Luna, and it has a great many artificial satellites, including the International Space Station, communication satellites, surveillance satellites, global positioning satellites, etc.
How many moons does the moon have if any?
Earth's Moon has no satellites of its own. While it might be possible, I am not aware of any moons that have natural satellites of their own.
What are two names of different satellites?
Anything in orbit could be considered a satellite. There is one natural satellite - the moon. There are hundreds of navigation, communications, weather, science/experimental and military/intelligence satellites in orbit. There are thousands of bits of "space junk" orbiting the earth at present.
Do earth and moon have satellites?
The Earth has one natural satellite, which we known as our moon. There are also many man-made satellites orbiting the Earth at any given time, a result of the last few decades of space exploration and the development of technology. The moon itself has no satellites of its own.
How many knowns satllites does Venus' have?
Apart from visiting probes sent from Earth, Venus has no natural satellites of its own.
How many natural satellites revolve earth?
Just one huge one . . . Luna, otherwise called 'the moon'.
How many satellites does Venus's have?
No natural satellites of Venus have been discovered.
