Planetary Satellites of the Solar System
Jet Propulsion Laboratory https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ Jan. 10, 2019
A satellite is any moon, planet, or machine that is in orbit around a planet or star. Although satellites are typically associated with the man-made spacecra ft that orbit our Earth, there are far more satellites in our solar system. Most of these are natural satellites, or moons, that can be found orbiting other planets. We, humans, tend to look far beyond our solar system to search for life or for interesting celestial objects; however, closer scrutiny may reveal that our own solar system is far more diverse than realized. The data for this piece was taken primarily from JPL's Solar System Dynamics website for the purpose of exploring the wonders of planetary satellites.