📚 noun • entry_id 51576
exomoon
Meanings (ES + gloss)
exoluna • luna extrasolar • satélite extrasolar
A moon that is outside the Solar System (our solar system).
Now we get exoplanets, dwarf planets, rogue planets, and (exo)moons. That's ok, but then comes the utter silliness: none of them are planets. Even those bigger than Jupiter aren't…
Of course we can't detect exomoons now (or for a long while), but could planets like 51 Peg b have any moons? Wouldn't the star strip them off? I don't suppose there can be a moon…
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