Moons

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The 4 moons
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Moons
  1. Earth's Moon
    1. Diameter is 3,474 km
      1. Atmosphere is one-sixth of Earth's.
        1. Rotation takes equal time as orbit
          1. Therefore, during it's orbit the same side always faces the Earth
          2. Earth's Moon has no moons or rings
            1. It is moving away from the Earth 1 inch per year
              1. Is covered in dust and rocks called lunar regolith.
              2. Europa
                1. Orbits Jupiter every 3.5 Earth days.
                  1. Has surface of cracked water ice.
                    1. 40-90 million years old.
                      1. Discovered by Galileo Galilei.
                        1. On January 8, 1610.
                        2. Disrupts Jupiter's magnetic field
                          1. Diameter is 3,100 km.
                          2. Enceladus
                            1. Spews water vapor and ice particles.
                              1. Saturn's 6th largest moon
                                1. Diameter is 504 km
                                  1. Reflects almost 100% of light that hits it.
                                    1. At least 5 different types of terrain
                                      1. Discovered by William Herschel.
                                        1. On August 28 1789.
                                      2. Titan
                                        1. Diameter is 5,152 km
                                          1. Is the only moon in our solar system with a thick atmosphere.
                                            1. Mostly nitrogen, some methane.
                                            2. Is larger than Mercury
                                              1. Discovered by Christiaan Huigens.
                                                1. On March 25 1655
                                                2. Has liquid ethane and methane flowing cross it's surface.
                                                  1. Has different regions.
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