Because of its emmense gravity
Jupiter and Saturn each have 60 or more known moons. In Saturn's case, there are many small moonlets in the ring system. In Jupiter's case, a number of small moons (likely captured asteroids) have comparatively long and elliptical orbits far from the planet.
Jupiter - 63 Saturn - 60 Uranus - 27 Neptune - 13
No, the latest estimates are 5 moons for Pluto and over 60 each for Jupiter and Saturn.
Jupiter has 63 moons discovered to date. Some names of Jupiter's moon are Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto and many more.
Yes, Jupiter and Saturn each of 60 some moons, while Uranus and Neptune have around twenty. The dwarf planet Pluto has three moons.
Jupiter has more than 60 moons, with the exact count varying as new moons are constantly being discovered.
Jupiter. it has more than 60 moons.
No. Jupiter has more than 60 moons.
Jupiter and Saturn each have 60 or more known moons. In Saturn's case, there are many small moonlets in the ring system. In Jupiter's case, a number of small moons (likely captured asteroids) have comparatively long and elliptical orbits far from the planet.
No moons . . . Mercury and Venus One moon . . . Earth Two moons . . . Mars Each of the other planets has more than two moons. Jupiter leads with more than 60 !
Jupiter - 63 Saturn - 60 Uranus - 27 Neptune - 13
Saturn is the planet with the most moons in our solar system, having more than 80 moons. Another planet with more than 16 moons is Jupiter, which has over 50 moons. These moons vary in size and composition, with some being as small as a few kilometers across and others as large as our own Moon.
Yes, Jupiter alone has over 60. So when you add them all up, it is more than double 60.
No, the latest estimates are 5 moons for Pluto and over 60 each for Jupiter and Saturn.
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Jupiter has 63 moons discovered to date. Some names of Jupiter's moon are Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto and many more.
Of the eight major planets, two have no moons (Mercury and Venus), while the other five besides Earth have more than one. * Mars has 2 (Phobos and Deimos). * Jupiter has more than 60 known moons. * Saturn has more than 60 known moons. * Uranus has 27 known moons. * Neptune has 13 known moons. Pluto, which in 2006 was reclassified as a "dwarf planet", has 3 moons, the major moon Charon and two smaller ones, Hydra and Nix.