Please tell what Planet
2007-02-24 17:02:39 · 6 answers · asked by jareck 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Suspect that asker is looking for Pluto's new moons, Nix and Hydra, just recently discovered and named, along with the third, Charon who has been around for a while (20 years?).
2007-02-24 20:12:12 · answer #1 · answered by stargazergurl22 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are mny unamed moons. The inner planets only have a few moons so they are all named. However the outer larger planets have many moons, some of which are unnamed and astronomers find new moons in our larger gaseous planets quite frequently. So even if we did have al the moons named, there are probably soem we dont even know about.
2007-02-25 02:52:58 · answer #2 · answered by fdgfdgd 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jupiter 61 Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto (Galilean moons);
Amalthea, Himalia, Elara, Pasiphae, Sinope, Lysithea, Carme, Ananke, Leda;
Metis, Adrastea (shepherd moons);
Thebe, Callirrhoe, Themisto, Kalyke, Iocaste, Erinome, Harpalyke, Isonoe, Praxidike, Megaclite, Taygete, Chaldene, Autonoe, Thyone, Hermippe, Eurydome, Sponde, Pasithee, Euanthe, Kale, Orthosie, Euporie, Aitne
(+ 23 unnamed moons)
Saturn 31 Titan, Rhea, Iapetus, Dione, Tethys, Enceladus, Mimas, Hyperion;
Prometheus, Pandora (shepherd moons);
Phoebe, Janus, Epimetheus, Helene, Telesto, Calypso, Atlas, Pan, Ymir, Paaliaq, Siarnaq, Tarvos, Kiviuq, Ijiraq, Thrymr, Skathi, Mundilfari, Erriapo, Albiorox, Suttung
(+ 1 unnamed moons)
Uranus 27 Cordelia, Ophelia, (shepherd moons);
Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Belinda, Puck, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Oberon, Caliban, Sycorax, Prospero, Setebos, Stephano, Trinculo
(+ 6 unnamed moons)
Neptune 13 Triton, Nereid, Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Larissa, Proteus, Galatea (shepherd moon)
(+ 5 unnamed moons)
2007-02-25 01:22:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jupiter and Saturn both have unnamed moons and it is more than two.
2007-02-25 01:12:58 · answer #4 · answered by tentofield 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Indeed, there are far more than two unnamed moons around more than one planet. Please be more specific.
2007-02-25 01:19:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Any moon that hasn't been discovered has not been named. I think we still have a few to discover.
2007-02-25 05:29:43 · answer #6 · answered by Sonderval 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋