because Satellites can send pictures of the planets for us to explore ( Mentally not Physically )
the solar system contains satellites that provide "solar power"
Jupiter, with 63 satellites.
As of the end of 2010, planetary astronomers have documented about 245 known satellites of the planets in the solar system.
No. No object in the solar system has a perfectly smooth surface. These satellites have craters, mountains, and valleys.
All the planets have satellites, except Mercury and Venus.Jupiter
The sun.
Moons are considered satellites, hence several planets in our solar system have satellites: Neptune, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Uranus & Jupiter.
Mercury and Venus do not have any natural satellites.
They are the only satellites known in the solar system to have substantial atmospheres.
None. By definition , our "solar system" is everything controlled by the gravity of our sun. The planets, their satellites, asteroids, dwarf planets, comets, interplanetary dust, and man-made satellites are "within" our solar system. Any "planet" outside out solar system is just that - OUTSIDE of it.
Moon
ganymede and moon