Notable moons of the solar system's planets and their distinguishing features.
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35 basic cards for Trivia Astronomy. Set 7 of 14 in Astronomy. It opens with "Which moon is the largest in the entire solar system?" and "What is the most distinctive feature of Io, Jupiter's moon?". More Game Night and Road Trips decks are listed below.
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- Which moon is the largest in the entire solar system?
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Ganymede, a moon of Jupiter- What is the most distinctive feature of Io, Jupiter's moon?
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Active volcanism; it is the most volcanically active body in the solar system- Which moon of Jupiter has a subsurface ocean beneath its ice crust?
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Europa- What does Europa's surface look like?
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Smooth ice with linear cracks from tidal stress, very few impact craters- What is most remarkable about Titan, Saturn's moon?
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It has a thick nitrogen atmosphere and liquid methane lakes on the surface- What distinguishes Enceladus among Saturn's moons?
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Water geysers erupt from its south polar region- What is the defining feature of Saturn's moon Mimas?
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A large impact crater called Herschel that resembles the Death Star- What is distinctive about Saturn's moon Iapetus?
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It has a prominent equatorial ridge running around much of its circumference- Which is the second-largest moon of Saturn?
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Rhea- Which moon of Mars orbits so close it will eventually crash into the planet?
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Phobos- What is unusual about Phobos' orbit around Mars?
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It orbits faster than Mars rotates, so it rises in the west and sets in the east- When will Phobos crash into Mars?
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In approximately 30 to 50 million years- What is Mars' outer and smaller moon called?
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Deimos- Which is the largest moon of Uranus?
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Titania- What is the second-largest moon of Uranus?
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