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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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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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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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