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It depends on what you are asking. Do you want the names of the planets and their corresponding moons, or the scientific name of the moon, which is satellite?
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How can you tell someting is a planet not a moon?
The planet will orbit the sun, while moons orbit the planet.
How many moons orbit around the planet Uranus?
27 moons orbit Uranus that we know of
What important property of a planet do you learn by studying its moons?
The orbit of moons reveals the mass of the planet.
Where are the Galilean moons located?
The Galilean moons orbit the planet Jupiter.
How many moons orbit around the planet and describe them?
many moons
What orbit has a dozens moons?
the planet that has the most amount of moons is Jupiter which has 67 moons
What are the moons names on mercury?
No natural satellites have been discovered in orbit around Mercury. Planetary scientists are by now quite firmly convinced that the planet has no moons.
What is a system in which moons orbit a star?
Moons don't orbit stars; they orbit planets. If it's a moon, then it orbits a planet. If it orbits a star, then it isn't a moon, it's a planet.
How do the orbit of planets differ from the orbit of moons?
A planet orbits a star. A moon orbits a planet or dwarf planet.
Are there moons orbiting the planet Mars?
Yes. Two moons orbit the planet Mars: Phobos and Deimos.
How many moons are in the planet Jupiters?
Jupiter has four moons that orbit it. the names of these moons are IO (eye-oh) Callisto, Europa and Ganymede.Time taken for the moons to orbit Jupiter:IO- 1.7 Earth yearsCallisto- 16.7 Earth yearsEuropa- 3.5 Earth yearsGanymede- 7.1 Earth years
About Saturns moons?
The planet Saturn has 62 moons. 53 of these moons have an actual orbit. The largest of these moons is Titan.
