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Major Moons of Our Solar System
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Ariel
Planet it orbits: Uranus. Interesting facts: Ariel appears to have undergone substantial geologic activity in the past which has resulted in varied terrains.
Tethys
Planet it orbits: Saturn. Interesting facts: Tethys has a large valley called Ithaca Chasma, which is 2,000 kilometers long.
Phobos
Planet it orbits: Mars. Interesting facts: Phobos is getting closer to Mars and might eventually break apart or crash into the planet.
Miranda
Planet it orbits: Uranus. Interesting facts: Miranda has one of the most extreme and varied topographies in the solar system, including a 20-kilometer-high cliff.
Europa
Planet it orbits: Jupiter. Interesting facts: Europa's icy surface may harbor an ocean of liquid water beneath.
Callisto
Planet it orbits: Jupiter. Interesting facts: Callisto has the oldest and most heavily cratered surface in the solar system.
Triton
Planet it orbits: Neptune. Interesting facts: Triton is the only large moon in the solar system with a retrograde orbit, indicating it may have been captured from the Kuiper Belt.
Nereid
Planet it orbits: Neptune. Interesting facts: Nereid has one of the most eccentric orbits of any moon in the solar system, suggesting it may have been captured.
Titan
Planet it orbits: Saturn. Interesting facts: Titan has a thick atmosphere and lakes of liquid methane.
Enceladus
Planet it orbits: Saturn. Interesting facts: Enceladus has geysers that spew water vapor and organic compounds into space.
Charon
Planet it orbits: Pluto. Interesting facts: Charon is so large compared to Pluto that they are often referred to as a double dwarf planet system.
Rhea
Planet it orbits: Saturn. Interesting facts: Rhea may have a thin oxygen and carbon dioxide atmosphere and is heavily cratered.
Deimos
Planet it orbits: Mars. Interesting facts: Deimos is the smaller of Mars' two moons and has a smoother, dust-covered surface.
Umbriel
Planet it orbits: Uranus. Interesting facts: Umbriel is the darkest of Uranus' major moons and has many impact craters.
Io
Planet it orbits: Jupiter. Interesting facts: Io is the most volcanically active body in our solar system.
Ganymede
Planet it orbits: Jupiter. Interesting facts: Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system, even bigger than the planet Mercury.
Mimas
Planet it orbits: Saturn. Interesting facts: Mimas has a large crater named Herschel that makes it resemble the Death Star from Star Wars.
Dione
Planet it orbits: Saturn. Interesting facts: Dione has a wispy terrain caused by ice cliffs.
Titania
Planet it orbits: Uranus. Interesting facts: Titania is the largest of Uranus' moons, and features a large rift valley.
Oberon
Planet it orbits: Uranus. Interesting facts: Oberon is the outermost of Uranus’ major moons and has a heavily cratered surface.
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