moonlet

Small natural satellite

A moonlet is a small natural satellite, typically one orbiting a planet or larger moon.

The term usually refers to minor moons just a few kilometers across, especially the numerous small bodies found in Saturn's rings: Astronomers discovered another moonlet embedded in the ring system.

Moonlet can also describe small objects orbiting asteroids.

orbital

satellite

Orbiting celestial body

PhobosMars's largest moon
DeimosMars's outer satellite
EnceladusIcy moon with geysers

Janus · Epimetheus · Prometheus · Pandora · Helene · Styx · Hydra · shepherd · irregular · captured

celestial

asteroid

Sun-orbiting rocky mass

craterImpact or volcanic basin
lunarOf the moon
gravityMutual mass attraction

tide · crescent · mare · regolith · planetesimal · icy · rocky · airless · debris · fragment

diminutive

tiny

Extremely small in size

smallLimited in size
miniSmall-scale version
dwarfDiminutive folkloric being

miniature · diminutive · minor · little · petite · micro · compact · baby · infant · fledgling

moonlet

satellite

asteroid

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