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Natural Satellites

Mercury: the innermost planet

Venus: the veiled planet

Earth:the only planet with evidence of life

Moon-Every civilizationhas had a name for thesatellite of Earth that isknown, in English, as theMoon. The name is ofAnglo-Saxon derivation

Mars: the red planet

Phobos-(named for one of the horses that drew Mars chariot); Deimos-(named for one of Mars companions). One of the smallest natural satellites in the solar system, its surface displays numerous craters.

Jupiter: lord of the heavens

Io-Satelliteof Jupiter; the celestial body with the greatest number of active volcanoes. Europa-Satellite of Jupiter; displays a surface layer of ice that might cover liquid water.

Callisto-Satellite of Jupiter; its heavily cratered surface indicates that Callisto is very old. Ganymede-Satellite of Jupiter; the largest natural satellite in the solar system; its glacial surface is thought to cover an ocean and a mantle.

Saturn: the elegant planet

Titan-Saturns largest satellite, 1.5 times the diameter of the Moon.Rhea-Satellite of Saturn; its cratered surface is covered with ice as hard as rock. Dione-Satellite of Saturn; its cratered surface features ice deposits.

Tethys-Satelliteof Saturn thought to be composed of ice; visible on its surface is an immense impact crater named Odysseus. Mimas -Satellite of Saturn; features a crater named Herschel spanning one-third of its surface. Iapetus -Satellite of Saturn featuring a bright side composed of ice and a dark side composed of unknown matter

Uranus: the twin of Neptune

Oberon-The most distant satellite of Uranus; its craters are often surrounded by light rays. Titania-The largest satellite of Uranus; its surface displays numerous valleys and faults. Umbriel-Satellite of Uranus; its heavily cratered surface is very dark.

Ariel-Satelliteof Uranus; its cratered surface is composed of numerous long valleys and extremely high escarpments. Miranda-Satellite of Uranus whose surface is cratered in places; displays vast expanses of artes and furrows

Neptune: the windy planet

Triton-Neptunes largest satellite; together with Pluto, Triton is the coldest object in the solar system.

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Communication Satellites

Capture different radiowaves and send them todifferent spots in theworld.

Resource Satellites

Help scientistsmonitor naturalresources by takingpicture

Navigation Satellites

Pilots and sailor use navigation satellites to help them where they are and where they are headed.

Military Satellites

Thesesatellites help the armed forces to navigate, communicate, and spy on otheir countries.

Scientific Satellites

Ithelp scientists to study Earth and outer space.

Weather Satellites

Ithelp scientists to study different types of weather patterns.