Cool Moon Tonight? Not So Fast

Tonight's Super Blue Moon is one of the biggest astronomical events of the year, but its timing is terrible.

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Some moons, minor planets and comets of the #SolarSystem to scale. The Solar System's planets, and its most likely dwarf planets, are known to be orbited by at least 219 natural satellites, or moons.

Learn more about the moons in our Solar System: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/overview/

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Moons

Moons, also known as natural satellites, orbit planets and asteroids.

NASA Solar System Exploration

Selected moons of the #SolarSystem, with #Earth to scale. 19 moons are large enough to be round, and one, #Titan, has a substantial atmosphere.

Learn more about the moons in our Solar System: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/overview/

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Moons

Moons, also known as natural satellites, orbit planets and asteroids.

NASA Solar System Exploration

However, the Martian moons orbit much closer to their planet than the distance between #Earth and Earth's moon. #Deimos, at far left, and #Phobos, beside it, are shown together as they actually were photographed by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) of the Mars rover #Curiosity on August 1, 2013.

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151. Thebe, moon of Jupiter. Another reddish water ice moon orbiting in its own gossamer ring made of Thebe dust. Reference image credit: NASA/JPL

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138. Dactyl, moon of 243 Ida.

Reference image credit: NASA/JPL

As far as I know this is the only moon in the asteroid belt with an image high resolution enough to draw, but if I am wrong, please let me know. Belta moons, sasa ke?

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