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Notable Moons

Here are some of the most well-known, largest, or just downright strange moons in our Solar System.
Included are the moons of dwarf planets (Except Makemake's moon, which is not yet named) and one of an asteroid
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Last updated: August 3, 2017
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First submittedAugust 3, 2017
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Destined to collide with Mars
Phobos
The other Martian moon
Deimos
First moon of an asteroid ever discovered
Dactyl
Youngest surface of the large Uranian moons
Ariel
Most volcanically active body in the solar system
Io
Possibility of an ocean beneath crust of ice
Europa
"The Death Star"
Mimas
Largest moon in relation to the size of its planet
Moon
Largest moon in the solar system
Ganymede
The middle of Uranus's five large moons in both size and position
Umbriel
Geologically inert despite its large size; Home to Valhalla palimpsest
Callisto
"Frankenmoon" with the largest cliff in the Solar System, Verona Rupes
Miranda
Shepherd moons of Saturn's F ring
Prometheus
Pandora
ALMOST co-orbital
Epimetheus
Janus
Micrometeorite impacts produce Saturn's largest know ring
Phoebe
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Unpredictable rotation, strange craters, and high irregularity for its size
Hyperion
Co-orbital with the much smaller Helene
Dione
Most cratered Uranian moon
Oberon
One hemisphere light, the other dark
Iapetus
Only moon with a substantial atmosphere
Titan
Water geysers from this moon's "Tiger stripes" contribute to Saturn's E ring
Enceladus
Largest moon of Uranus
Titania
Made almost entirely of ice; Home to the giant Odysseus crater
Tethys
First body other than Earth known to have an atmosphere with oxygen
Rhea
Largest moon with a retrograde orbit; Experiences cryovolcanism
Triton
Not actually a moon - forms a binary system with Pluto
Charon
Other moons of Pluto
Nix
Hydra
Kerberos
Styx
Moons of Haumea
Hi'iaka
Namaka
Only moon of Eris
Dysnomia
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Apr 8, 2018
Nice Quiz :D Only got 26/35 though XD
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