Explain in detail the natural satellite of earth
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Explanation:
- moon is the natural satellite of earth
- it is far away from earth
- it has craters but no water on it
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ᴀ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ sᴀᴛᴇʟʟɪᴛᴇ, ᴏʀ ᴍᴏᴏɴ, ɪs, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ᴜsᴀɢᴇ, ᴀɴ ᴀsᴛʀᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏʀʙɪᴛs ᴀ ᴘʟᴀɴᴇᴛ ᴏʀ ᴍɪɴᴏʀ ᴘʟᴀɴᴇᴛ (ᴏʀ sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sᴍᴀʟʟ sᴏʟᴀʀ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ʙᴏᴅʏ).
ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏʟᴀʀ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ sɪx ᴘʟᴀɴᴇᴛᴀʀʏ sᴀᴛᴇʟʟɪᴛᴇ sʏsᴛᴇᴍs ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴɪɴɢ 205 ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ sᴀᴛᴇʟʟɪᴛᴇs. ғᴏᴜʀ ɪᴀᴜ-ʟɪsᴛᴇᴅ ᴅᴡᴀʀғ ᴘʟᴀɴᴇᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ sᴀᴛᴇʟʟɪᴛᴇs: ᴘʟᴜᴛᴏ, ʜᴀᴜᴍᴇᴀ, ᴍᴀᴋᴇᴍᴀᴋᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇʀɪs. ᴀs ᴏғ sᴇᴘᴛᴇᴍʙᴇʀ 2018, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ 334 ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴍɪɴᴏʀ ᴘʟᴀɴᴇᴛs ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴs.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ–ᴍᴏᴏɴ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ɪs ᴜɴɪǫᴜᴇ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴘʟᴀɴᴇᴛᴀʀʏ sʏsᴛᴇᴍs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀᴛɪᴏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪᴀᴍᴇᴛᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪᴀᴍᴇᴛᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ɪs ᴍᴜᴄʜ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏғ ᴀɴʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ-sᴀᴛᴇʟʟɪᴛᴇ–ᴘʟᴀɴᴇᴛ ʀᴀᴛɪᴏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏʟᴀʀ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ. ᴀᴛ 3,474 ᴋᴍ (2,158 ᴍɪʟᴇs) ᴀᴄʀᴏss, ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ ɪs 0.273 ᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪᴀᴍᴇᴛᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ғɪᴠᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ʟᴀʀɢᴇsᴛ ᴍᴏᴏɴ-ᴛᴏ-ᴘʟᴀɴᴇᴛ ᴅɪᴀᴍᴇᴛᴇʀ ʀᴀᴛɪᴏ (ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴇᴘᴛᴜɴᴇ's ʟᴀʀɢᴇsᴛ ᴍᴏᴏɴ ᴀᴛ 0.055, sᴀᴛᴜʀɴ's ᴀᴛ 0.044, ᴊᴜᴘɪᴛᴇʀ's ᴀᴛ 0.038 ᴀɴᴅ ᴜʀᴀɴᴜs' ᴀs 0.031). ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴛᴇɢᴏʀʏ ᴏғ ᴘʟᴀɴᴇᴛᴏɪᴅs, ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏʟᴀʀ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ, ᴄʜᴀʀᴏɴ ʜᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀʀɢᴇsᴛ ʀᴀᴛɪᴏ, ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʜᴀʟғ (0.52) ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪᴀᴍᴇᴛᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘʟᴜᴛᴏ.
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