(Q63377310)
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Can moons have moons? (English)
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21 November 2018
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Each of the giant planets within the Solar system has large moons but none of these moons have their own moons (which we call submoons). (English)
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Further studies of the potential formation mechanisms, long-term dynamical survival, and detectability of submoons are encouraged. (English)
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483
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L80-L84
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Remarkably, Jupiter (Callisto), Saturn (Titan and Iapetus), and Earth (Moon) each have the potential to host long-lived submoons around their current moons. (English)
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