natural satellite

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• Natural satellite — Moons redirects here. For other uses, see Moons (disambiguation). Two moons: Saturn s moon Dione occults Enceladus A natural satellite or moon is a celestial body that orbits a planet or smaller body, which is called its primary …   Wikipedia

• Natural satellite habitability — Artist s impression of a hypothetical habitable moon of Upsilon Andromedae d Natural satellite habitability is the measure of a natural satellite s potential to sustain life. The study of natural satellite habitability is important to… …   Wikipedia

• Satellite (disambiguation) — Satellite may refer to:* Artificial satellite, an object placed into orbit by human endeavor ** Satellite imagery, images taken by such satellites * Natural satellite, an object naturally occurring in orbit (E.g.: a moon, a planet, a comet, an… …   Wikipedia

• Satellite — This article is about artificial satellites. For natural satellites, also known as moons, see Natural satellite. For other uses, see Satellite (disambiguation). An animation depicting the orbits of GPS satellites in medium Earth orbit …   Wikipedia

• satellite — 01. The moon is a natural [satellite] of the Earth. 02. They hooked up a [satellite] on the roof of their house, and now they can get over 700 different channels. Too bad there s still nothing good on. 03. A newly launched [satellite] is being… …   Grammatical examples in English

• Natural Park Hotel Pattaya (Pattaya) — Natural Park Hotel Pattaya country: Thailand, city: Pattaya (Town) Natural Park Hotel Pattaya Location Conveniently situated on the road along Jomtien Beach, the Natural Park Hotel is just 10 minutes from South of Pattaya.Rooms The property… …   International hotels

• Natural scientific research in Canada — This article outlines the history of natural scientific research in Canada, including mathematics, physics, astronomy, space science, geology, oceanography, chemistry, biology, medical research and psychology. The social sciences are not treated… …   Wikipedia

• satellite — satellited, adj. /sat l uyt /, n. 1. Astron. a natural body that revolves around a planet; a moon. 2. a country under the domination or influence of another. 3. something, as a branch office or an off campus facility of a university, that depends …   Universalium

• Natural gas — For other uses, see Natural gas (disambiguation). Natural gas extraction by countries in cubic meters per year. Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons[1] …   Wikipedia

• Satellite phone — A satellite telephone, satellite phone, or satphone is a type of mobile phone that connects to orbiting satellites instead of terrestrial cell sites. Depending on the architecture of a particular system, coverage may include the entire Earth, or… …   Wikipedia

• Natural disasters in China — China is one of the countries most affected by natural disasters. It had 5 of the world s top 10 deadliest natural disasters; the top 3 occurred in China: the 1931 China floods, death toll 3 million to 4 million, the 1887 Yellow River flood,… …   Wikipedia