Outer_planet_moons.svg


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English: This line graph illustrates the number of moons known for each outer planet over time. Particular highlights include:
  • the discovery of the Galilean satellites in 1610
  • the discoveries of Uranus and Neptune in 1781 and 1846
  • the discovery of Amalthea in 1892, after which the primary method of satellite discovery became photographic
  • the 1980s, when the Voyager probes were sent past the four outer planets
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Author StewartIM
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This line graph illustrates the number of moons known for each outer planet over time.

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9 October 2019

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