Charon, the largest one, Charon was discovered in 1978.
Hydra, very small
Nix, very small, and two more-newly discovered small moons. and Nix/Hydra were identified in 2005.
Kerberos (provisionally named P4 or S/2011-134340)
Styx (S/2012-134340). On July 11, 2012, it was announced that a team of astronomers, using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, discovered a fifth moon orbiting Pluto. The moon is provisionally designated as S/2012 (134340) 1. The moon was discovered by astronomers using nine sets of images taken by the Wide Field Camera 3 fitted to the Hubble Telescope between June 26, 2012 and July 9, 2012. It is estimated to be an irregular shape and 6 to 15 miles across.
The largest moon, Charon, is proportionally larger compared to its primary than any other satellite of a known planet or dwarf planet in the solar system. In fact there is some discussion as to whether we should consider this a "binary system" instead of a dwarf planet with moons because Charon is so massive that the barycenter (center of gravity around which the bodies rotate) of the Pluto-Charon group is not inside either of those bodies.
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Why do the gas giants have more moons than the terrestrial planets
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They are larger and so they have more gravity.
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Of all the gas giants has the shortest period of revolution
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Jupiter
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Which planet has the strongest magnetic field
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Jupiter with a magnetic field 14% greater than Earth
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Plants take in and release oxygen gas
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plants takes in carbon dioxide and release blank gas?
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Saturn has incomed with Saturn is its name
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How does an accretion disk form
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An creation disk may eventually form a
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What is true about the satellite titan
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That it is Saturn's biggest moon and it has an atmosphere.
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What is true about Pluto -Pluto orbits is the third longest- Pluto is considered a terrestrial planet- Pluto does not rotate around its axis or Pluto has a tilted orbit
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Pluto has a tilted orbit (compared with the average plane of the
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Also, Pluto would be considered a "terrestrial planet", but it
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What Of all the gas giants has the longest period of revolution.
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Neptune
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Which Match each moon and planet to the most accurate characteristic
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earth moon
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How many moons does Saturn have
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Saturn has 82 moons. Fifty-three moons are confirmed and named and another 29 moons are awaiting confirmation of discovery and official naming.
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which of the following is the cause for the different seasons on earth
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the way earth has a tilted axis
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How many moons does Pluto have
Pluto has five known moons:
Charon, the largest one, Charon was discovered in 1978.
Hydra, very small
Nix, very small, and two more-newly discovered small moons. and Nix/Hydra were identified in 2005.
Kerberos (provisionally named P4 or S/2011-134340)
Styx (S/2012-134340). On July 11, 2012, it was announced that a team of astronomers, using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, discovered a fifth moon orbiting Pluto. The moon is provisionally designated as S/2012 (134340) 1. The moon was discovered by astronomers using nine sets of images taken by the Wide Field Camera 3 fitted to the Hubble Telescope between June 26, 2012 and July 9, 2012. It is estimated to be an irregular shape and 6 to 15 miles across.
The largest moon, Charon, is proportionally larger compared to its primary than any other satellite of a known planet or dwarf planet in the solar system. In fact there is some discussion as to whether we should consider this a "binary system" instead of a dwarf planet with moons because Charon is so massive that the barycenter (center of gravity around which the bodies rotate) of the Pluto-Charon group is not inside either of those bodies.
Why do the gas giants have more moons than the terrestrial planets
They are larger and so they have more gravity.
Of all the gas giants has the shortest period of revolution
Jupiter
Which planet has the strongest magnetic field
Jupiter with a magnetic field 14% greater than Earth
Plants take in and release oxygen gas
plants takes in carbon dioxide and release blank gas?
Saturn has incomed with Saturn is its name
incomed
How does an accretion disk form
An creation disk may eventually form a
What is true about the satellite titan
That it is Saturn's biggest moon and it has an atmosphere.
What is true about Pluto -Pluto orbits is the third longest- Pluto is considered a terrestrial planet- Pluto does not rotate around its axis or Pluto has a tilted orbit
Pluto has a tilted orbit (compared with the average plane of the
orbits of the other planets).
Also, Pluto would be considered a "terrestrial planet", but it
is not now defined as a planet. It's just called a "dwarf planet"
now.
What Of all the gas giants has the longest period of revolution.
Neptune
Which Match each moon and planet to the most accurate characteristic
earth moon
How many moons does Saturn have
Saturn has 82 moons. Fifty-three moons are confirmed and named and another 29 moons are awaiting confirmation of discovery and official naming.
which of the following is the cause for the different seasons on earth