Our Solar System


Sun

Inner planets Moons Size Distance Orbit External links
Mercury 0 none known 0.055 Earth masses     9planets Nasa Wikipedia
Venus 0 none known 0.815 Earth masses     9planets Nasa Wikipedia
Earth 1 1 AU     9planets Nasa Wikipedia
Mars 2 0.107 Earth masses     9planets Nasa Wikipedia
 
Asteroid belt         9planets Nasa Wikipedia
 
Outer planets              
Jupiter 63 318 Earth masses     9planets Nasa Wikipedia
Saturn 60 95 Earth masses     9planets Nasa Wikipedia
Uranus 27 14 Earth masses     9planets Nasa Wikipedia
Neptune 19 17 Earth masses     9planets Nasa Wikipedia
               
Dwarf Planets              
Pluto 3       9planets Nasa Wikipedia

 

Earth has 1 moon

Name   External links    
The Moon photos of the moon 9planets Nasa Wikipedia

 

Mars has 2 known moons

Name   Discovery Date Discovery Location External links
Phobos Mars I August 17, 1877 Washington 9planets Nasa Wikipedia
Deimos Mars II August 11, 1877 Washington 9planets Nasa Wikipedia

 

Jupiter has 63 known moons / natural satellites

Listed in order of orbit starting with the innermost moon Metis.

Name Label Discovery Date Discovery Location Discovered by External links
Metis Jupiter XVI March 4, 1979 Voyager 1 Synnott 9planets Nasa Wikipedia
Adrastea Jupiter XV July, 1979 Voyager 2 Jewitt 9planets Nasa Wikipedia
Amalthea Jupiter V Sept. 9, 1892 Mt. Hamilton Barnard 9planets Nasa Wikipedia
Thebe Jupiter XIV March 5, 1979 Voyager 1 Voyager Team 9planets Nasa Wikipedia
Io Jupiter I Jan. 8, 1610 Padua Galileo /Simon Marius 9planets Nasa Wikipedia
Europa Jupiter II Jan. 8, 1610 Padua Galileo 9planets Nasa Wikipedia
Ganymede Jupiter III Jan. 7, 1610 Padua Galileo 9planets Nasa Wikipedia
Callisto Jupiter IV Jan. 7, 1610 Padua Galileo 9planets Nasa Wikipedia
Leda Jupiter XIII Sept. 11 1974 Palomar Kowal 9planets Nasa Wikipedia
Himalia Jupiter VI Dec. 4, 1904 Mt. Hamilton Perrine 9planets Nasa Wikipedia
Lysithea Jupiter X July 6, 1938 Mt. Wilson Nicholson 9planets Nasa Wikipedia
Elara Jupiter VII Jan. 3, 1905 Mt. Hamilton Perrine 9planets Nasa Wikipedia
Ananke Jupiter XII Sept. 28, 1951 Mt. Wilson S.B. Nicholson 9planets Nasa Wikipedia
Carme Jupiter XI July 30, 1938 Mt. Wilson S.B. Nicholson 9planets Nasa Wikipedia
Pasiphae Jupiter VIII Jan. 27, 1908 Greenwich P.J. Melotte 9planets Nasa Wikipedia
Sinope Jupiter IX July 21, 1914 Mt. Hamilton S.B. Nicholson 9planets Nasa Wikipedia

 

More of Jupiter's moons

Name Label Discovery Date Discovery Location Discovered by External links
Callirrhoe Jupiter XVII Oct. 19, 1999 Spacewatch J.V. Scotti, T.B. Spahr,
R.S. McMillan,
J.A. Larson, J. Montani,
A.E. Gleason, and T. Gehrels
Wikipedia
Themisto Jupiter XVIII Sept. 30, 1975 Palomar C.T. Kowal and E. Roemer (1975),
and S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt,
Y.R. Fernandez, G. Magnier,
 M. Holman, B.G. Marsden,
and G.V. Williams (2000).
 
Megaclite Jupiter XIX Nov. 25, 2000 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt,
Y.R. Fernandez, and G. Magnier
Wikipedia
Taygete Jupiter XX Nov. 26, 2000 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt,
Y.R. Fernandez, and G. Magnier
Wikipedia
Chaldene Jupiter XXI Nov. 26, 2000 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt,
Y.R. Fernandez, and G. Magnier
Wikipedia
Harpalyke Jupiter XXII Nov. 23, 2000 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt,
Y.R. Fernandez, and G. Magnier
Wikipedia
Kalyke Jupiter XXIII Nov. 23, 2000 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt,
Y.R. Fernandez, and G. Magnier
Wikipedia
Iocaste Jupiter XXIV Nov. 23, 2000 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt,
Y.R. Fernandez, and G. Magnier
Wikipedia
Erinome Jupiter XXV Nov. 23, 2000 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt,
Y.R. Fernandez, and G. Magnier
Wikipedia
Isonoe Jupiter XXVI Nov. 23, 2000 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt,
Y.R. Fernandez, and G. Magnier
Wikipedia
Praxidike Jupiter XXVII Nov. 23, 2000 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt,
Y.R. Fernandez, and G. Magnier
Wikipedia
Autonoe Jupiter XXVIII Dec. 10, 2001 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt
and J. Kleyna
Wikipedia
Thyone Jupiter XXIX Dec. 11, 2001 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt
and J. Kleyna
Wikipedia
Hermippe Jupiter XXX Dec. 9, 2001 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt
and J. Kleyna
Wikipedia
Aitne Jupiter XXXI Dec. 9, 2001 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt
and J. Kleyna
Wikipedia
Eurydome Jupiter XXXII Dec. 9, 2001 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt
and J. Kleyna
Wikipedia
Euanthe Jupiter XXXIII Dec. 11, 2001 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt
and J. Kleyna
Wikipedia
Euporie Jupiter XXXIV Dec. 11, 2001 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt
and J. Kleyna
Wikipedia
Orthosie Jupiter XXXV Dec. 11, 2001 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt
and J. Kleyna
Wikipedia
Sponde Jupiter XXXVI Dec. 9, 2001 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt
and J. Kleyna
Wikipedia
Kale Jupiter XXXVII Dec. 9, 2001 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt
and J. Kleyna
Wikipedia
Pasithee Jupiter XXXVIII Dec. 11, 2001 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt
and J. Kleyna
Wikipedia
Hegemone Jupiter XXXIX Feb. 8, 2003 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard Wikipedia
Mneme Jupiter XL Feb. 9, 2003 Mauna Kea B. Gladman and L. Allen Wikipedia
Aoede Jupiter XLI Feb. 8, 2003 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard Wikipedia
Thelxinoe Jupiter XLII Feb. 9, 2003 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard Wikipedia
Arche Jupiter XLIII Oct. 31, 2002 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard Wikipedia
Kallichore Jupiter XLIV Feb. 6, 2003 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard Wikipedia
Helike Jupiter XLV Feb. 6, 2003 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard Wikipedia
Carpo Jupiter XLVI Feb. 26, 2003 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard Wikipedia
Eukelade Jupiter XLVII Feb. 5, 2003 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard Wikipedia
Cyllene Jupiter XLVIII Feb. 9, 2003 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard Wikipedia
Kore Jupiter XLIX Feb. 8, 2003 Mauna Kea S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt,
J. Kleyna
Wikipedia
S/2003 J2   2003     Wikipedia
S/2003 J3   2003     Wikipedia
S/2003 J4   2003     Wikipedia
S/2003 J5   2003     Wikipedia
S/2003 J9   2003     Wikipedia
S/2003 J10   2003     Wikipedia
  S/2003 J12   2003     Wikipedia
S/2003 J15   2003     Wikipedia
S/2003 J16   2003     Wikipedia
S/2003 J17   2003     Wikipedia
S/2003 J18   2003     Wikipedia
S/2003 J19   2003     Wikipedia
S/2003 J23   2003     Wikipedia

 

 

Saturn has 60 known moons / natural satellites

Listed in order of Label.

Name Label Discovery Date Discovery Location Discovered by
Mimas Saturn I July 18, 1789 Slough W. Herschel
Enceladus Saturn II August 28, 1789 Slough W. Herschel
Tethys Saturn III March 21, 1684 Paris G.D. Cassini
Dione Saturn IV March 21, 1684 Paris G.D. Cassini
Rhea Saturn V Dec. 23, 1672 Paris G.D. Cassini
Titan Saturn VI March 25, 1655 The Hague C. Huygens
Hyperion Saturn VII Sept . 16, 1848 Cambridge, MA W.C. Bond and G.P. Bond; independently discovered Sept . 18, 1848 at Liverpool by W. Lassell
Iapetus Saturn VIII Oct. 25, 1671 Paris G.D. Cassini
Phoebe Saturn IX August 16, 1898 Arequipa W.H. Pickering
Janus Saturn X Dec. 15, 1966 (Dollfus), February 19, 1980 (Pascu Pic du Midi (Dollfus), Washington (Pascu A. Dollfus (1966), D. Pascu (1980
Epimetheus Saturn XI 1977 (Fountain and Larson), February 26, 1980 (Cruikshank) Tucson (Fountain and Larson), Mauna Kea (Cruikshank J. Fountain and S. Larson (1977), D. Cruikshank (1980
Helene Saturn XII March 1, 1980 Pic du Midi P. Laques and J. Lecacheux
Telesto Saturn XIII April 8, 1980 Tucson B.A. Smith, H. Reitsema, S.M. Larson, and J. Fountain
Calypso Saturn XIV March 13, 1980 Flagstaff D. Pascu, P.K. Seidelmann, W. Baum, and D. Currie
Atlas Saturn XV Oct. 1980 Voyager 1 Voyager Science Team
Prometheus Saturn XVI Oct. 1980 Voyager 1 Voyager Science Team
Pandora Saturn XVII Oct. 1980 Voyager 1 Voyager Science Team
Pan Saturn XVIII 1990 Voyager 2 M.R. Showalter
Ymir Saturn XIX August 7, 2000 La Silla B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl, M. Holman, B.G. Marsden, P. Nicholson and J.A. Burns
Paaliaq Saturn XX August 7, 2000 La Silla B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl, M. Holman, B.G. Marsden, P. Nicholson and J.A. Burns
Tarvos Saturn XXI Sept . 23, 2000 Mauna Kea B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl, M. Holman, B.G. Marsden, P. Nicholson and J.A. Burns
Ijiraq Saturn XXII Sept . 23, 2000 Mauna Kea B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl, M. Holman, B.G. Marsden, P. Nicholson and J.A. Burns
Suttungr Saturn XXIII Sept . 23, 2000 Mauna Kea B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl, M. Holman, B.G. Marsden, P. Nicholson and J.A. Burns
Kiviuq Saturn XXIV August 7, 2000 La Silla B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl, M. Holman, B.G. Marsden, P. Nicholson and J.A. Burns
Mundilfari Saturn XXV Sept . 23, 2000 Mauna Kea B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl, M. Holman, B.G. Marsden, P. Nicholson and J.A. Burns
Albiorix Saturn XXVI November 9, 2000 Mt. Hopkins M. Holman
Skathi Saturn XXVII Sept . 23, 2000 Mauna Kea B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl, M. Holman, B.G. Marsden, P. Nicholson and J.A. Burns
Erriapus Saturn XXVIII Sept . 23, 2000 Mauna Kea B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl, M. Holman, B.G. Marsden, P. Nicholson and J.A. Burns
Siarnaq Saturn XXIX Sept . 23, 2000 Mauna Kea B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl, M. Holman, B.G. Marsden, P. Nicholson and J.A. Burns
Thrymr Saturn XXX Sept . 23, 2000 Mauna Kea B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl, M. Holman, B.G. Marsden, P. Nicholson and J.A. Burns
Narvi Saturn XXXI February 5, 2003 Mauna Kea S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, and J. Kleyna
Methone Saturn XXXII June 1, 2004   Cassini Imaging Science Team
Pallene Saturn XXXIII June 1, 2004   Cassini Imaging Science Team
Polydeuces Saturn XXXIV Oct. 21, 2004   Cassini Imaging Science Team
Daphnis Saturn XXXV May 1, 2005   Cassini Imaging Science Team
Aegir Saturn XXXVI Dec. 12, 2004 Mauna Kea S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
Bebhionn Saturn XXXVII Dec. 12, 2004 Mauna Kea S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
Bergelmir Saturn XXXVIII Dec. 12, 2004 Mauna Kea S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
Bestla Saturn XXXIX Dec. 13, 2004 Mauna Kea S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
Farbauti Saturn XL Dec. 12, 2004 Mauna Kea S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
Fenrir Saturn XLI Dec. 13, 2004 Mauna Kea S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
Fornjot Saturn XLII Dec. 12, 2004 Mauna Kea S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
Hati Saturn XLIII Dec. 12, 2004 Mauna Kea S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
Hyrrokkin Saturn XLIV Dec. 12, 2004 Mauna Kea S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
Kari Saturn XLV Jan. 4, 2006 Mauna Kea S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
Loge Saturn XLVI Jan. 5, 2006 Mauna Kea S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
Skoll Saturn XLVII Jan. 5, 2006 Mauna Kea S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
Surtur Saturn XLVIII Jan. 5, 2006 Mauna Kea S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
Anthe Saturn XLIX May 30, 2007 Cassini Imaging Science Team
Jarnsaxa Saturn L Jan. 5, 2006 Mauna Kea S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewittt, J. Kleyna
(Greip Saturn LI Jan. 5, 2006 Mauna Kea S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewittt, J. Kleyna
Tarqeq Saturn LII Jan. 16, 2007 Mauna Kea S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewittt, J. Kleyna
Aegaeon Saturn LIII August 15, 2008 Cassini Imaging Science Team