Last modified on 27 June 2003.
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Satellite
A small body orbiting a larger object. Natural satellites orbiting
planets are generally called moons. Earth's Moon is the fifth
biggest moon in the Solar System (the biggest one is Saturn's
Titan).
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Rami T. F. Rekola