Of the Solar System's eight planets and its nine most likely dwarf planets, six planets and seven dwarf planets are known to be orbited by at least 300 natural satellites, or moons. At least 19 of them are large enough to be gravitationally rounded; of these, all are covered by a crust of ice except for Earth's Moon and Jupiter's Io . [ 1 ]

A natural satellite is, in the most common usage, an astronomical body that orbits a planet, dwarf planet, or small Solar System body (or sometimes another natural satellite). Natural satellites are colloquially referred to as moons, a derivation from the Moon of Earth.

Natural satellites are a celestial body in space that circles a larger object. Moons are considered natural satellites since they orbit planets. Solar System contains at least 319 known natural satellites.

Oct 2, 2024 · Natural satellite examples include Earth’s Moon, Mars’ Phobos and Deimos, and Jupiter’s and Saturn’s moons. Jupiter possesses 79 known moons, while Saturn has 62 confirmed natural satellites. Most planets in our solar system have natural satellites, with Mercury and Venus being the exceptions.

In the Solar System, there are at least 319 known satellites. A majority of those moons belong to the planet of Saturn, having a total of 146 moons. Jupiter has the second most amount of moons...

All except two of the planets (Venus and Mercury) in our Solar System have natural satellites called moons. Planets, asteroids and comets orbit around stars such as our Sun and so can also be thought of as natural satellites.

Not to be confused with Minor-planet moon. This list is complete and up to date as of October 2024. Of the Solar System 's eight planets and its nine most likely dwarf planets, six planets and seven dwarf planets are known to be orbited by at least 300 natural satellites, or moons.

Jan 22, 2025 · Moons – also called natural satellites – come in many shapes, sizes and types. They are generally solid bodies, and few have atmospheres. Most planetary moons probably formed out the discs of gas and dust circulating around planets in the early solar system.