Planets and how many moons they have

Also, do you know of any other interesting facts about the number of moons of each planet of the solar system? Do let us know in the comments below. Is it ok to volunteer a question? Great article! Thanks for posting it. Could it be more accurate to say that Pluto-Charon is a binary dwarf planet system?

Rather, the two orbit a point in space between them closer to larger Pluto, but still — a point in space between them. November 12, Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube. Primary Menu. Search for: Search. Home Space How many moons does each planet have? Number of Moons in the Solar System. Also Read - Everything you should know about the Panspermia Theory!

Any moon would most likely crash into Mercury or maybe go into orbit around the Sun and eventually get pulled into it. Mars has two moons. Their names are Phobos and Deimos. Next are the giant outer planets.

They have lots of moons. Jupiter, for instance, has 79 known moons! Every so often new moons are discovered for the outer planets and the dwarf planets. Number in parentheses is the magnitude. Venus may have had a moon in the distant past, which collided with another object and then impacted Venus. Earth also has several quasi-satellites - asteroids CD3 and HO3 being the closest with the most stable temporary orbits. Both moons of Mars may be captured asteroids. Deimos and Phobos are difficult to see except in very large telescopes due to being so close to Mars.

Ceres and Hygiea are the only dwarf planets located in the asteroid belt and have no moons surprisingly. A number of smaller asteroids also called minor planets do have moons, but they are all too faint to see in any amateur telescope. Known moons of Jupiter are listed in order of size. The audio, illustrations, photos, and videos are credited beneath the media asset, except for promotional images, which generally link to another page that contains the media credit.

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