Astronomers found clusters of new moons around Jupiter and Saturn, taking their total moon counts to 101 and 285, respectively (www.space.com)

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[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Wait. Whoa. I knew some planets had more then one moon, but I thought it was like 2 or 3.

You're telling me Jupiter has 101 moons, and Saturn has 285 moons??? What the hell Earth??? You got ONE moon!!! Up your game!!! Saturn has 285 moons, and like 7 rings. That's more than Jordan has!

[-] Innerworld@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Less is more, more or less

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