The naming of moons has been the responsibility of the International Astronomical Union's committee for Planetary System Nomenclature since 1973. That...

rings, nor hundreds of possible kilometer-sized distant moons that were seen through telescopes but not recaptured. Seven Saturnian moons are large enough...

inner moons, nor hundreds of possible kilometer-sized outer irregular moons that were only briefly captured by telescopes. All together, Jupiter's moons form...

Uranus's moons are divided into three groups: thirteen inner moons, five major moons, and ten irregular moons. The inner and major moons all have prograde...

a recovery of the lost moon from 2002. Discovery of outer planet moons   Moons of Jupiter   Moons of Saturn   Moons of Uranus   Moons of Neptune Triton...

Moons are classed into two separate categories according to their orbits: regular moons, which have prograde orbits (they orbit in the direction of their...

or not the moons themselves are named. Brown gives names for nine moons corresponding to months. Maximillian gives the names of twelve moons; and Belden...

The Galilean moons (/ˌɡælɪˈleɪ.ən/), or Galilean satellites, are the four largest moons of Jupiter: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. They are the most...

Union officially named these moons Nix (or Pluto II, the inner of the two moons, formerly P 2) and Hydra (Pluto III, the outer moon, formerly P 1), on...

sixth-largest moon of Uranus. It was discovered in December 1985 by the Voyager 2 spacecraft. The name Puck follows the convention of naming Uranus's moons after...

moons of Mars are Phobos and Deimos. They are irregular in shape. Both were discovered by American astronomer Asaph Hall in August 1877 and are named...

Earth's natural satellite Moons of Mars Moons of Jupiter Moons of Saturn Moons of Uranus Moons of Neptune Minor-planet moon Moons of Pluto Dysnomia, Eris's...

naturally arose with the discovery of moons around Saturn and Mars. Although the numbers initially designated the moons in orbital sequence, new discoveries...

Historically the naming of moons did not always match the times of their discovery. Traditionally, the discoverer enjoys the privilege of naming the new object;...

Claims of the existence of other moons of Earth—that is, of one or more natural satellites with relatively stable orbits of Earth, other than the Moon—have...

New Horizons flyby). Before any of Pluto's moons were discovered, author Edmond Hamilton referred to three moons of Pluto in his 1940 science fiction...

Moon is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Moon Bloodgood, actress and model Moon Landrieu, politician and former Mayor of New Orleans...

Accumulation of matter around a planet Minor-planet moon Moons of Jupiter Moons of Neptune Moons of Saturn Moons of Uranus Satellite system (astronomy) Forgan...

mythology. The name was approved by the IAU Working Group on Planetary System Nomenclature on 21 January 2005. S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Saturn, Carnegie...

8723 naming the moons. Cain, Fraser (2006). "Pluto's New Moons are Named Nix and Hydra". www.universetoday.com. Retrieved 23 February 2019. "Naming of Astronomical...

indicating that it was the fourth Plutonian moon to be discovered. The convention for naming Plutonian moons is to use names associated with the god Pluto in classical...

literature of a certain era, their place being taken by Jupiter I, Jupiter II, Jupiter III, Jupiter IV (cf. Naming of moons). In the earliest of these conflicts...

21 June 2006. (IAU Circular No. 8723 naming the moons) Cain, Fraser (22 June 2006). "Pluto's New Moons are Named Nix and Hydra". Universe Today. Retrieved...

As a family name, Moon is written with one hanja, meaning "writing" (文; 글월 문 geulwol mun). The 2000 South Korean census found a total of 426,927 people...

William George Sinclair (born 2 June 1989), better known by his stage name Willy Moon, is a New Zealand singer, songwriter and producer. He is known for...

The Moons are an English indie rock band formed in Northampton 2008 by singer/guitarist/songwriter Andy Crofts. The Moons have released four studio albums;...

has two known moons, Hiʻiaka and Namaka, named after Hawaiian goddesses. These small moons were discovered in 2005, from observations of Haumea made at...

at the University of Pisa. Ultimately, his effort at naming the moons failed, for they are now referred to as the "Galilean moons". The reactions to...

its naming in 2007. It was the 49th moon of Jupiter discovered. Kore is about 2 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23...

May 30 (discovery) MPEC 2003-K45: S/2003 J 21 2003 May 29 (discovery and ephemeris) IAUC 8502: Satellites of Jupiter 2005 March 30 (naming the moon)...