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Old 09-October-2003, 07:13 PM
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Default How many known moons do the various planets have?

I've been reading the Uranus tread, and how scientist keep discovering more moons arond Uranus.

I am wondering how many known moons some of the other planets have? Where can I find those kind of updates?

What are they named? Have they been keeping the same naming scheme that was used in naming the other moons.

What I know, or think I know.

Mercury-0
Venus-0
Earth-1
Mars-2
Jupiter-More than 16--(The last number I saw in writing--I am sure that the number is much higher) All of the early discovered moons except one were named after the lovers of Zeus.
Saturn-At least 18--(The last number I saw in writing--I am sure that the number is much higher). The early discovered moons seems to be named after various ancient Gods.
Uranus-27 Moons named after characters in Shakespare and Pope's writing.
Neptune-8? Not sure what the moons are named after.
Pluto-1


If you know that any of my numbers are wrong, please correct me. I am sure that the numbers I have listed for Jupiter and Saturn are much much to small.

Thanks for your help.
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