Notable moons of the solar system
- Notable moons of the solar system
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Notable moons of the solar system
name mean distance from centre of planet (orbital radius; km) orbital period (
sidereal period; Earth days) radius or radial dimensions (
km) year of discovery
Moon 384,400 27.3217 1,738 —
Phobos 9,378 0.31891 13.3 × 11.1 × 9.3 1877
Deimos 23,459 1.26244 7.5 × 6.1 × 5.2 1877
Io 421,800 1.769 1,821.6 1610
Europa 671,100 3.551 1,560.8 1610
Mimas 185,520 0.942 199 1789
Dione 377,400 2.737 560 1684
Rhea 527,040 4.518 764 1672
Titan 1,221,850 15.94 2,575 1655
Hyperion 1,481,100 21.28 185 × 140 × 113 1848
Phoebe 12,952,000 550.4 110 1899
Ariel 191,240 2.520 580 1851
Oberon 582,600 13.463 761 1787
Triton 354,800 5.8768 1,353.40 1846
Nereid 5,513,400 360.1468 170 1949
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