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A
natural satellite
is an object that
orbits
a
planet
or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. Such objects are often called
moons
. Shown here are 28 of the 240 moons of the
Solar System
, including those of the
dwarf planets
Pluto
and
Eris
as well as that of
asteroid
243 Ida
. The
Earth
is included for scale.
Image credit:
NASA
,
Deuar
,
TotoBaggins
,
KFP
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