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    Sep 18, 2011, 10:53 AM
    According to Quran or Islam,how many moons are there in our solar system?
    There was a discussion in our class about the no. Of moons present in our solar system.I read in many books that there are about 163 moons in our solar system.But 1 of my friend said that der is only 1 moon in the whole solar system,this is been mentioned in our holy Quran.Is it true? PLEASE CLEARIFY MY DOUBT AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE..
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    Sep 18, 2011, 11:50 AM
    The earth has one moon,

    There are many other moons in the solar system.

    Here is a list by planet and their names I believe there are 139 by my count. But the list will depend on the definition of the words Moon

    Mercury 0
    Venus 0
    Earth 1 Moon
    Mars 2 Phobos, Deimos
    Jupiter 62 Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Amalthea, Himalia, Elara, Pasiphae, Sinope, Lysithea, Carme, Ananke, Leda, Metis, Adrastea, Thebe, Callirrhoe, Themisto, Kalyke, Iocaste, Erinome, Harpalyke, Isonoe, Praxidike, Megaclite, Taygete, Chaldene, Autonoe, Thyone, Hermippe, Eurydome, Sponde, Pasithee, Euanthe, Kale, Orthosie, Euporie, Aitne, plus others yet to receive names
    Saturn 33 Titan, Rhea, Iapetus, Dione, Tethys, Enceladus, Mimas, Hyperion, Prometheus, Pandora, Phoebe, Janus, Epimetheus, Helene, Telesto, Calypso, Atlas, Pan, Ymir, Paaliaq, Siarnaq, Tarvos, Kiviuq, Ijiraq, Thrym, Skadi, Mundilfari, Erriapo, Albiorix, Suttung, plus others yet to receive names
    Uranus 27 Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Belinda, Puck, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Oberon, Caliban, Sycorax, Prospero, Setebos, Stephano, Trinculo, plus others yet to receive names
    Neptune 13 Triton, Nereid, Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Galatea, Larissa, Proteus, plus others yet to receive names
    Pluto 1 Charon

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