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None of the moons in our solar system are known to have a natural satellite of their own. Although theoretically possible, the gravitational pull off a moon sized body is a little to small to sustain another smaller body in its gravitational field. The moon 'Rhea' of Saturn is thought to have a tenuous ring system though, with some dust and small particles in orbit around it.

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