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What are examples of satellites?
Most moons orbiting the various planets of our solar system are considered "satellites" - more specifically, "natural satellites". In addition, the more general use applies to the various space modules, etc., orbiting around the earth or around other planets of the solar system. As they are the result of human device, they are considered, "artificial Satellites". Sputnik 1, as the very first of these, acts as prime example.
What planet has 8 rings and 15 satellites?
Uranus has 13 known rings and 27 known moons, or satellites, making it the planet with the most rings out of all the planets in our solar system.
Which object in the solar system has the most satellites?
The sun.
What planet has thousands of rings and most satellites?
Saturn is a planet with thousands of rings. There are three other planets in the solar system with rings, which are Jupiter, Neptune, and Uranus.
Which planets are rocky in your solar system?
most of inner planets
Do most satellites in the outer solar system have perfect smooth surfaces?
No. No object in the solar system has a perfectly smooth surface. These satellites have craters, mountains, and valleys.
Which planet in the solar system has the most satellites?
Jupiter has the most satellites in our solar system, with a total of 79 known moons. These moons vary in size, with the four largest being Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
What are examples of solar satellites?
In one sense all the planets are solar satellites, that is, they orbit the sun, just as the moon is Earth's satellite. So Mars, Venus, Earth and all the planets are solar satellites.In another sense a solar satellite could be any of Earth's artificial satellites, because most of them use solar panels to generate the electricity they need to keep sending data back to Earth.
What are the largest satellite bodies orbiting the central star?
The largest satellite bodies orbiting the central star in our solar system are the gas giants: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. These planets have numerous moons, with Jupiter having the most satellites, including the largest moon in the solar system, Ganymede.
Do the planets also have moons?
Most of the eight planets in our solar system have at least one natural satellite or moon, some up to 60 or more. Mercury and Venus are the two exceptions, they have no known natural satellites.
Do most planets not have moons?
No. Most planets do. Six of the eight planets in our solar system have at least one moon.
What some facts about the planets of our solar system?
The planets are named from the Sun as , Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. The four inner most planets are all 'Rocky'. The five outer most planets are 'Gas Giants'. All planets , except Mercury, have natural satellites(moons).
