Size up our solar system’s many magnificent moons, plopped down right here on Earth – SYFY WIRE

The multitude of moons orbiting the planets of our solar system represent the incredible diversity of heavenly bodies that inhabit this tiny corner of the universe. Satellites that call this cosmic neighborhood home come in all iterations, from oblong, dented, and lumpy, to marble-smooth, multi-cratered, and pock-marked.  
It’s tough to wrap one’s head around such variations in size, shape, and surface features without rolling them all out and comparing them to the scale of some of Earth’s grea…

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