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What do the moons orbiting Saturn look like and when were they discovered?
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∙ 13y ago
The larger ones are spherical. Some are oddly shaped and appear to be captured asteroids or pieces of other, broken satellites. some appear to be relatively loose assemblages of smaller objects.
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What do the moons that are orbiting Venus look like and when were they discovered?
No moons have been discovered that orbit Venus.
Which planet has the most planets orbiting it?
In our solar system, the dwarf planets Pluto and Charon orbit each other around a common center of gravity located in the empty space between them. As the only binary planets in our solar system, that makes Pluto and Charon share the title as having the most planets orbiting another planet. Planet like objects that orbit planets, without them orbiting each other, are called moons. The title for the planet with most moons, is passed back and forth between Jupiter and Saturn, as new (to us) and ever smaller moons are discovered. Currently, Jupiter holds the title with 63 moons.
Does Saturn orbit the sun?
Saturn, like all 7 other planets in our solar system - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, and Uranus - all orbit The Sun at the 'center' of the solar system.
What do Jupiter's moons have in common?
Jupiter is like a minature solar system whithin itself. So far there have been 69 moons discovered orbiting this planet. It is possible that several of these could be habital to the human race in future.
Are there moons orbiting around the planet?
Yes, Neptune has 13 moons.In order of orbital distance from Neptune, they are :NaiadThalassaDespinaGalateaLarisaaProteusTritonNereidHalimedeSaoLaomedeiaPsamatheNeso
What are moons natural satellites of?
Planets and anything like them. Moons orbiting stars are usually dubbed as dwarf planets.
What is Saturn's moon Europa like?
Europa is one of Jupiter's moons, not Saturn.
What was Galileo's influence on the world?
He discovered that Earth was not the center of the solar system, Jupiter has its own moons, and Venus has phases like a moon! He also discovered the rings of Saturn. All this just using one telescope.
What planet has 8 moons only?
I believe that might be Saturn. A lot of people say that Saturn has 64 moons and stuff like that, but very few are actually moons. I've personally seen 3 moons, but the third might have been a star. Comment: No, it's not Saturn. Neptune is the probable answer, but it now has more than 8 known moons. The two moons seen from Earth are Triton and Nereid.
What two discoveries did Galileo make with the telescope?
He Discovered that Earth was not the center of the solar system , Jupiter Has four moons and Venus has light and dark phases, like a moon! He also discovered the rings of Saturn. All this using just one telescope? Galileo didn't invent the telescope, but he was the first person we know of to point a telescope into the skies - and discovered that Jupiter wasn't just a bright light in the sky, but was an enormous planet with moons of its own. The four largest are called the "Galilean" moons; Ganymede, Europa, Callisto and Io.
What was two discovers that Galileo was able to make by using his telescope to study objects in the sky?
Galileo discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter and that Venus showed phases like those of the moon.
How would human beings live on Saturn compared to Earth?
Saturn, like the other gas giant planets (Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune), is a huge ball of hydrogen and other gases, and not a planet you can walk on or live on. The only ways to reside on Saturn would be in an orbiting satellite, or in a pressure dome on one of its moons (incredibly cold and with no breathable air).
