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Moons of the Solar System

Explore some of the most interesting bodies in the Solar System
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Many of the moons in our solar system are more interesting than some of the planets. We have found moons with oceans, volcanoes, geysers and earthquakes. There are moons that look like rocks, sponges and cheese. How many moons are there in the solar system? What is the difference between a moon and a planet? Take a trip around the solar system and see what the moons have to offer your curiosity.
Moons and their effects on planets
Moons in our Solar System
Definition and characteristics of a moon
Moon name origins
Dwarf planet moons
Pluto's Moons: Focus on Charon
Moons of Neptune:
Triton: geological activity, geysers and retrograde motion Synchronic orbits
Finding and naming Neptune’s moons
Moons of Uranus:
Canyons on Miranda
Moons and a planet’s rings
Shepherd moons
Saturn and it's moons:
Enceladus, and its geyser plumes and underground oceans
A discussion of false color images
Titan and its thick atmosphere
The Cassini orbiter and Huygens lander
Mimas and the Herschel crater
Rhea and cratering
Hyperion, the sponge moon
Jupiter and it's moons:
The Galilean moons Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto
Io and volcanic activity
Europa and its underground oceans
Europa’s stripes and what they might mean
Ganymede: the largest moon in the Solar System
Callisto
Mars and it asteroid moons:
Very small moons and gravity
Earth and its moon:
The moons size and influence on the Earth
Geology, water and gravity
Manned missions to our moon
Asteroids and their moons
Test Questions/Answers and Activities

Many of the moons in our solar system are more interesting than some of the planets. We have found moons with oceans, volcanoes, geysers and earthquakes. There are moons that look like rocks, sponges and cheese. How many moons are there in the solar system? What is the difference between a moon and a planet? Take a trip around the solar system and see what the moons have to offer your curiosity.

This Course Includes Great Bonus Lesson: What on Earth is Astronomy?

Moons of the Solar System

Objective

Warm-up activity

Moons and their effects on planets

Moons in our Solar System

Definition and characteristics of a moon

Moon name origins

Dwarf planet moons


Pluto’s moons

Focus on Charon


The moons of Neptune

Triton: geological activity, geysers and retrograde motion

Synchronic orbits

Finding and naming Neptune’s moons


The moons of Uranus

Canyons on Miranda

Moons and a planet’s rings

Shepherd moons


Saturn and its moons

Enceladus, and its geyser plumes and underground oceans

A discussion of false color images

Titan and its thick atmosphere

The Cassini orbiter and Huygens lander

Mimas and the Herschel crater

Rhea and cratering

Hyperion, the sponge moon


Jupiter and its moons

The Galilean moons Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto

Io and volcanic activity

Europa and its underground oceans

Europa’s stripes and what they might mean

Ganymede: the largest moon in the Solar System

Callisto


Mars and its asteroid moons

Very small moons and gravity


Earth and its moon

The moons size and influence on the Earth

Geology, water and gravity

Manned missions to our moon


Asteroids and their moons

Test Questions

Cross Curricular Activities


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