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CRAIN'S MINI WORLD ATLAS -- SOLAR SYSTEM MOONS and RINGS

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SOLAR SYSTEM DATA – MOONS and RINGS
Moons are natural objects that orbit planets, dwarf planets, and asteroids (minor planets). They vary in size from more than 5000 Km diameter to a few Km. Composed of rock and/or ice, they are held by gravitational forces to their primary planet.

Use Edit >> Find to locate a Solar System moon in the tables shown below.

<== Near Side Luna

Far Side Luna ==>

Most orbits are slightly to strongly elliptical, measured by their eccentricity (Ecc). Most orbits are tilted relative to their host body equator (Incl). Some orbit in the same direction as the primary's spin direction (prograde); some rotate in the opposite direction (retrograde).

The time it takes for the moon to make one orbit is the orbital period, measured in Earth days. Positive values for the period represent prograde motion; negative values represent retrograde motion.

NOTES: Data from Wikipedia, photos mostly NASA credits, via Wikipedia. "Orbit" is semi-major axis (distance from center of elliptical orbit to it's maximum elongation - equivalent to radius of a circle).

<== Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11, Second man on the moon, June 1969.

Diameter (1 Km = 0.62 miles) and mass (1 Kg = 2.2 pounds) are measured or estimated by various means (orbit perturbations, brightness, period vs distance from host, space craft photos) and may not be very accurate in many cases. Diameter shown is maximum, if object has irregular shape.

"Discovery Order" is shown in Arabic numerals (eg 29) instead of Roman numerals (eg XXIX). Moons are often named by their order of discovery instead of their assigned names. For example, Jupiter XXIX is the 29th moon discovered at Jupiter, and is named Thyone, (pronounced Thigh-own-ee or Theee-oh-nee). It is the 30th moon of Jupiter, counting outward from the planet. As new moons are found, counter position may change, but the two names associated with each moon will not.

MOONS of EARTH and MARS
Luna Deimos Phobos
Order		Name	Diam	Mass	Orbit	Period	Incl	Ecc	Date
Orbit	Discovery		Km	10^16 Kg	Km	Days	deg
1	1	Luna	3474	7347000000	384399	27.32	5.145	0.0549	10^6 BPE
2	NEO	2006 RH120	5 m	4 Polar orbits Sep 2006 - Jun 2007, will return in 2028			90	0.5-0.7	2006

1	1	Phobos	27	1.08	9377	0.321	0.0	0.0	1877
2	2	Deimos	12	0.2	23460	1.265	0.0	0.0	1877

MOONS of JUPITER
Metis Adrastea Amalthea Thebe Io Europa Ganymede Callisto
Order		Name	Diam	Mass	Orbit	Period	Incl	Ecc	Date
Orbit	Discovery		Km	10^16 Kg	Km	Days	deg
1	16	Metis	60	1636	127690	0.295	0.06	2E-005	1979
2	15	Adrastea	20	152	128690	0.298	0.03	0.0015	1979
3	5	Amalthea	250	208	181366	0.498	0.37	0.0032	1892
4	14	Thebe	98	43	221889	0.675	1.08	0.0175	1979
5	1	Io	3660	8900000	421700	1.77	0.05	0.0041	1610
6	2	Europa	3121	4800000	671034	3.55	0.47	0.0094	1610
7	3	Ganymede	5262	15000000	1070412	7.15	0.20	0.0011	1610
8	4	Callisto	4820	11000000	1882709	8.00	16.69	0.0074	1610
9	18	Themisto	8	0.069	7393216	129.87	45.76	0.2115	1975
10	13	Leda	16	0.6	11187781	241.75	27.56	0.1673	1974
11	6	Himalia	170	670	11451971	250.37	30.49	0.1513	1904
12	10	Lysithea	36	6.3	11740560	259.89	27.01	0.1322	1938
13	7	Elara	86	87	11778034	261.14	29.69	0.1948	1905
14	99	S/2000-J11	4	0.009	12570424	287.93	27.58	0.2058	2001
15	46	Carpo	3	0.004	17144873	458.62	56.00	0.2735	2003
16	99	S/2003-J12	1	0.00015	17739539	–482.69	142.68	0.4449	2003
17	34	Euporie	2	0.0015	19088434	–538.78	144.69	0.096	2002
18	99	S/2003-J3	2	0.0015	19621780	–561.52	146.36	0.2507	2003
19	99	S/2003-J18	2	0.0015	19812577	–569.73	147.40	0.1569	2003
20	42	Thelxinoe	2	0.0015	20453753	–597.61	151.29	0.2684	2003
21	33	Euanthe	3	0.0045	20464854	–598.09	143.41	0.2	2002
22	45	Helike	4	0.009	20540266	–601.40	154.59	0.1374	2003
23	35	Orthosie	2	0.0015	20567971	–602.62	142.37	0.2433	2002
24	24	Iocaste	5	0.019	20722566	–609.43	147.25	0.2874	2001
25	99	S/2003-J16	2	0.0015	20743779	–610.36	150.77	0.3184	2003
26	27	Praxidike	7	0.043	20823948	–613.90	144.21	0.184	2001
27	22	Harpalyke	4	0.012	21063814	–624.54	147.22	0.244	2001
28	40	Mneme	2	0.0015	21129786	–627.48	149.73	0.3169	2003
29	30	Hermippe	4	0.009	21182086	–629.81	151.24	0.229	2002
30	29	Thyone	4	0.009	21405570	–639.80	147.28	0.2525	2002
31	12	Ananke	28	3.0	21454952	–642.02	151.56	0.3445	1951
32	99	S/2003-J17	2	0.0015	22134306	–672.75	162.49	0.2379	2003
33	31	Aitne	3	0.0045	22285161	–679.64	165.56	0.3927	2002
34	37	Kale	2	0.0015	22409207	–685.32	165.38	0.2011	2002
35	20	Taygete	5	0.016	22438648	–686.67	164.89	0.3678	2001
36	99	S/2003-J19	2	0.0015	22709061	–699.12	164.73	0.1961	2003
37	21	Chaldene	4	0.0075	22713444	–699.33	167.07	0.2916	2001
38	99	S/2003-J15	2	0.0015	22720999	–699.68	141.81	0.0932	2003
39	99	S/2003-J10	2	0.0015	22730813	–700.13	163.81	0.3438	2003
40	99	S/2003-J23	2	0.0015	22739654	–700.54	148.85	0.393	2004
41	25	Erinome	3	0.0045	22986266	–711.96	163.74	0.2552	2001
42	41	Aoede	4	0.009	23044175	–714.66	160.48	0.6011	2003
43	44	Kallichore	2	0.0015	23111823	–717.81	164.61	0.2041	2003
44	23	Kalyke	5	0.019	23180773	–721.02	165.51	0.2139	2001
45	11	Carme	46	13	23197992	–721.82	165.05	0.2342	1938
46	17	Callirrhoe	9	0.087	23214986	–722.62	139.85	0.2582	2000
47	32	Eurydome	3	0.0045	23230858	–723.36	149.32	0.3769	2002
48	38	Pasithee	2	0.0015	23307318	–726.93	165.76	0.3288	2002
49	48	Cyllene	2	0.0015	23396269	–731.10	140.15	0.4115	2003
50	47	Eukelade	4	0.009	23483694	–735.20	164.00	0.2828	2003
51	99	S/2003-J4	2	0.0015	23570790	–739.29	147.18	0.3003	2003
52	8	Pasiphaë	60	30	23609042	–741.09	141.80	0.3743	1908
53	39	Hegemone	3	0.0045	23702511	–745.50	152.51	0.4077	2003
54	43	Arche	3	0.0045	23717051	–746.19	164.59	0.1492	2002
55	26	Isonoe	4	0.0075	23800647	–750.13	165.13	0.1775	2001
56	99	S/2003-J9	1	0.00015	23857808	–752.84	164.98	0.2761	2003
57	99	S/2003-J5	4	0.009	23973926	–758.34	165.55	0.307	2003
58	9	Sinope	38	7.5	24057865	–762.33	153.78	0.275	1914
59	36	Sponde	2	0.0015	24252627	–771.60	154.37	0.4431	2002
60	28	Autonoe	4	0.009	24264445	–772.17	151.06	0.369	2002
61	49	Kore	2	0.0015	23345093	–776.02	137.37	0.1951	2003
62	19	Megaclite	5	0.021	24687239	–792.44	150.40	0.3077	2001
63	99	S/2003-J2	2	0.0015	30290846	–1077.0	153.52	0.1882	2003

MOONS of SATURN
Pan Atlas Prometheus Pandora Epimeteus Janus Methone Telesto Calypso Helene Polydeuces Mimas Enceladus Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Hyperion Iapetus Phoebe
Order		Name	Diam	Mass	Orbit	Period	Incl	Ecc	Date
Orbit	Discovery		Km	10^16 Kg	Km	Days	deg
0	99	Moonlets	0.5		130000	?	?		2006
0	99	S/2004-S6	5		140130	?	0.62		2004
0	99	S/2004-S4	3		140200	?	0.62		2004
0	99	S/2004-S3	3		140300	?	0.62		2004
1	18	Pan	35		133584	0.575	0.00		1990
2	35	Daphnis	8		136505	0.594	0.00		2005
3	15	Atlas	46		137670	0.601	0.00		1980
4	16	Prometheus	119	27	139380	0.612	0.01		1980
5	17	Pandora	103	22	141720	0.628	0.05		1980
6	11	Epimetheus	135	55	151422	0.694	0.34		1980
7	10	Janus	193	198	151472	0.694	0.17		1966
8	1	Mimas	415	3750	185404	0.942	1.57		1789
9	32	Methone	3		194440	1.009	0.01		2004
10	49	Anthe	2		197700	1.036	0.10		2007
11	33	Pallene	4		212280	1.153	0.18		2004
12	2	Enceladus	513	7300	237950	1.37	0.01		1789
13	3	Tethys	1081	62200	294619	1.887	0.17		1684
13a	13	Telesto	29		294619	1.887	1.16		1980
13b	14	Calypso	30		294619	1.887	1.47		1980
16	4	Dione	1128	105000	377396	2.736	0.00		1684
16a	12	Helene	36		377396	2.736	0.21		1980
16b	34	Polydeuces	3.5		377396	2.736	0.18		2004
19	5	Rhea	1535	231000	527108	4.518	0.33		1672
20	6	Titan	5151	13500000	1221930	15.95	1.63		1655
21	7	Hyperion	360	1770	1481010	21.28	0.57		1848
22	8	Iapetus	1494	159000	3560820	79.32	7.57		1671
23	24	Kiviuq	16		11294800	448.2	49.09		2000
24	22	Ijiraq	12		11355316	451.8	50.21		2000
25	9	Phoebe	230		12869700	–545.1	173.05		1899
26	20	Paaliaq	22		15103400	693.0	46.15		2000
27	27	Skathi	8		15672500	–732.5	149.08		2000
28	26	Albiorix	32		16266700	774.6	38.04		2000
29	99	S/2007-S2	6		16560000	–793.0	176.68		2007
30	37	Bebhionn	6		17153520	838.8	40.48		2004
31	28	Erriapus	10		17236900	844.9	38.11		2000
32	47	Skoll	6		17473800	–862.4	155.62		2006
33	29	Siarnaq	40		17776600	884.9	45.80		2000
34	52	Tarqeq	7		17910600	894.9	49.90		2007
35	99	S/2004-S13	6		18056300	–905.9	167.38		2004
36	51	Greip	6		18065700	–906.6	172.67		2006
37	44	Hyrrokkin	8		18168300	–914.3	153.27		2006
38	5	Jarnsaxa	6		18556900	–943.8	162.86		2006
39	21	Tarvos	15		18562800	944.2	34.68		2000
40	25	Mundilfari	7		18725800	–956.7	169.38		2000
41	99	S/2006-S1	6		18930200	–972.4	154.23		2006
42	99	S/2004-S17	4		19099200	–985.5	166.88		2004
43	38	Bergelmir	6		19104000	–985.8	157.38		2004
44	31	Narvi	7		19395200	–1008.5	137.29		2003
45	23	Suttungr	7		19579000	–1022.8	174.32		2000
46	43	Hati	6		19709300	–1033.1	163.13		2004
47	99	S/2004-S12	5		19905900	–1048.5	164.04		2004
48	40	Farbauti	5		19984800	–1054.8	158.36		2004
49	30	Thrymr	7		20278100	–1078.1	174.52		2000
50	36	Aegir	6		20482900	–1094.5	167.43		2004
51	99	S/2007-S3	5		20518500	–1100.0	177.22		2007
52	39	Bestla	7		20570000	–1101.5	147.40		2004
53	99	S/2004-S7	6		20576700	–1102.0	165.60		2004
54	99	S/2006-S3	6		21076300	–1142.4	150.82		2006
55	41	Fenrir	4