Scientists believe that we have more of a chance of finding extraterrestrial life on one of the many moons in the solar system than the mere eight planets they orbit.
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Number of moons in solar system.
| Mercury | 0 |
| Venus | 0 |
| Earth | 1 |
| Mars | 2 |
| Jupiter | 63 |
| Saturn | 61 |
| Uranus | 27 |
| Neptune | 13 |
More about Earth's moon
More about Mars' moons: Phobos and Deimos
More about Jupiter's moons: Metis, Adrastea, Amalthea, Thebe, Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Themisto, Leda, Himalia, Lysithea, Elara, Carpo, Euporie, Orthosie, Euanthe, Thyone, Mneme, Harpalyke, Hermippe, Praxidike, Thelxinoe, Helike, Iocaste, Ananke, Eurydome, Arche, Autonoe, Pasithee, Chaldene, Kale, Isonoe, Aitne, Erinome, Taygete, Carme, Sponde, Kalyke, Pasiphae, Eukelade, Megaclite, Sinope, Hegemone, Aoede, Kallichore, Callirrhoe, Cyllene, Kore, Herse, and 12 unnamed
More about Saturn's moons: Pan, Daphnis, Atlas, Prometheus, Pandora, Epimetheus, Janus, Aegaeon, Mimas, Methone, Anthe, Pallene, Enceladus, Telesto, Tethys, Calypso, Helene, Dione, Polydeuces, Rhea, Titan, Hyperion, Iapetus, Albiorix, Bebhionn, Erriapo, Tarvos, Kiviuq, Ijiraq, Paaliaq, Siarnaq, Tarqeq, Narvi, Bestla, Skathi, Skoll, Hyrokkin, Bergelmir, Farbauti, Kari, Phoebe, Griep, Jarnsaxa, Mundilfari, Suttungr, Hati, Thrymr, Aegir, Fenrir, Surtur, Loge, Ymir, Fornjot, and 10 unnamed
More about Uranus' moons: Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Cupid, Belinda, Perdita, Puck, Mab, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Oberon, Francisco, Caliban, Stephano, Trinculo, Sycorax, Margaret, Prospero, Setebos, Ferdinand
More about Neptune's moons: Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Galatea, Larissa, Proteus, Triton, Nereid, Halimede, Sao, Laomedeia, Psamanthe, Neso.
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