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Amazing moons of our solar system

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April 5, 2016

When the Space Age began, more than 50 years ago, explorers were eager to visit the planets of the solar system. As the years have passed, however, astronomers have realized that the moons of the solar system might be even more interesting.

A cool ScienceCast video from NASA.

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Video still from new NASA ScienceCast. This is the moon Titan, largest moon of the planet Saturn. It’s known to have liquid lakes on its surface, but the lakes aren’t made of water …

Bottom line: Our solar system’s amazing moons.

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Eleanor Imster has helped write and edit EarthSky since 1995. She was an integral part of the award-winning EarthSky radio series almost since it began until it ended in 2013. She and her husband live in Tennessee, where they enjoy guitar playing and singing. They have 2 grown sons.