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A natural satellite, referred to as a satellite[1][2][3] or moon,[4][5] is a celestial body that orbits a planet or smaller body, which is referred to as a "gravity anchor".[4] Moons vary widely in size, surface features, or atmosphere.
OverviewEdit
Some natural satellites were only asteroids captured by a planet's orbit, such as Reach's smaller moon Turul.[6] Other moons are the size of planets, such as Basis which is nearly twice the size of Earth.[7]
There are a number of planets that have extensive systems of moons, like Threshold and its 12 satellites,[5] or Vitalyevna and its 27 moons.[8]
List of known moonsEdit
- Main article: Category:Moons
GalleryEdit
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Csodaszarvas and Turul, the two natural satellites of Reach.
SourcesEdit
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Universe - Earth (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Universe - Alluvion (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Universe - Mars (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Universe - Meridian (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Universe - Threshold (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
- ^ halo.bungie.org, I've got your answer, Levi... (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
- ^ halo.bungie.org, Halo-verse Planetary Scale (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Universe - Locations - Page 2 (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]