What does Natural satellite mean? This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word Natural satellite Freebase(4.60 / 5 votes)Rate this definition: Natural satellite A natural satellite, or moon, is a celestial body that orbits another body, e.g. a planet, which is called its primary. There are 173 known natural satellites orbiting planets in the Solar System, as well as at least eight orbiting IAU-listed dwarf planets. As of January 2012, over 200 minor-planet moons have been discovered. There are 76 known objects in the asteroid belt with satellites, four Jupiter trojans, 39 near-Earth objects, and 14 Mars-crossers. There are also 84 known natural satellites of trans-Neptunian objects. Some 150 additional small bodies have been observed within rings of Saturn, but only a few were tracked long enough to establish orbits. Planets around other stars are likely to have satellites as well, though numerous candidates have been detected to date, none have yet been confirmed.

Of the inner planets, Mercury and Venus have no natural satellites; Earth has one large natural satellite, known as the Moon; and Mars has two tiny natural satellites, Phobos and Deimos. The large gas giants have extensive systems of natural satellites, including half a dozen comparable in size to Earth's Moon: the four Galilean moons, Saturn's Titan, and Neptune's Triton. Saturn has an additional six mid-sized natural satellites massive enough to have achieved hydrostatic equilibrium, and Uranus has five. It has been suggested that some satellites may potentially harbour life, though there is currently no direct evidence of life. Numerology The numerical value of Natural satellite in Chaldean Numerology is: 6 Pythagorean Numerology Natural satellites | Sciencelearn Hub Natural satellites Video: What are satellites? A satellite is anything that orbits around a larger object. A natural satellite is any celestial body in space that orbits around a larger body. Moons are called natural satellites because they orbit planets. Satellites that are made by people and launched into orbit using rockets are called artificial satellites. There are thousands of artificial satellites orbiting the Earth. The Moon Any large object that orbits around a planet is called a moon (small ‘m’).

The Earth has one moon called the Moon (capital ‘M’). The Moon takes 27.3 days to orbit the Earth once, moving at an orbital speed of 1 km/s. Moons around other planets Image: Jupiter’s largest moons Galileo was the first person to discover that other planets can have moons. He saw that Jupiter had four moons with his newly invented telescope in 1610 AD. At first, he thought they were stars, but he noticed that, each night, the four points of light appeared to change positions slightly. He realised they were actually moons orbiting around Jupiter. Another astronomer of the time, Simon Marius, named them Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto after the lovers of Zeus, the ancient Greek mythological King of the Gods and Men. We now know that Jupiter has at least 64 moons. All except two of the planets (Venus and Mercury) in our Solar System have natural satellites called moons. Other natural satellites in our Solar System Planets, asteroids and comets orbit around stars such as our Sun and so can also be thought of as natural satellites.

Our Solar System has eight official planets as well as millions of minor planets, asteroids, comets and other objects orbiting around the Sun. All of these can be thought of as natural satellites. All of these natural satellites are held in orbit by the attraction of gravity between the satellite and the object it is orbiting. Natural satellite 224.7 days 108.21 million km For elliptical orbits, perihelion means closest orbital approach to the Sun, and aphelion means furthest orbital distance from the Sun. Earth’s natural satellite: the Moon The Moon orbits the Earth once every 27.3 days. This time period is called the orbital period or sidereal period. However, the time from one full moon to the next is 29.5 days (called the synodic period ). This extra time is because of the change in angle as the Earth revolves around the Sun. Image: Moon months The Moon appears to move across the sky from east to west, in the same direction as the Sun moves. However, this motion is apparent and not true. The Moon is in fact orbiting the Earth in a west to east direction.

The reason that it appears to rise in the east and set in the west is because of the Earth’s very fast axial rotation. The Earth rotates once each day, and the Moon orbits the Earth once every 27.3 days. This means that the Moon’s true orbital motion around the Earth can be seen only indirectly. The distance moved by the Moon in 1 day can be observed by comparing its position in the sky at one time with its new position exactly 24 hours later. Earth's natural satellites - definition of Earth's natural satellites by The Free Dictionary Earth's natural satellites - definition of Earth's natural satellites by The Free Dictionary (mo͞on) n. 1. often Moon The natural satellite of Earth, visible by reflection of sunlight and having a slightly elliptical orbit, approximately 363,100 kilometers (225,600 miles) distant at perigee and 405,700 kilometers (252,100 miles) at apogee.

Its mean diameter is 3,475 kilometers (2,159 miles), its mass approximately one eightieth that of Earth, and its average period of revolution around Earth 29 days 12 hours 44 minutes calculated with respect to the sun. 2. A natural satellite revolving around a planet. 3. The moon as it appears at a particular time in its cycle of phases: a gibbous moon. 4. A month, especially a lunar month. 5. A disk, globe, or crescent resembling the natural satellite of Earth. 6. Moonlight. 7. Something unreasonable or unattainable: They acted as if we were asking for the moon. 8. Slang The bared buttocks. v. mooned, moon·ing, moons v.intr. 1. To wander about or pass time languidly and aimlessly. 2. To yearn or pine as if infatuated. 3. Slang To expose one's buttocks in public as a prank or disrespectful gesture. v.tr. Slang To expose one's buttocks to (others) as a prank or disrespectful gesture: "threatened to moon a passing ... camera crew" (Vanity Fair).

Idiom: In a state of great happiness. [Middle English mone, from Old English mōna; see mē-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] moon (muːn) n 1. (Astronomy) (sometimes capital) the natural satellite of the earth. Diameter: 3476 km; mass: 7.35 × 1022 kg; mean distance from earth: 384 400 km; periods of rotation and revolution: 27.32 days. 2. (Astronomy) the face of the moon as it is seen during its revolution around the earth, esp at one of its phases: new moon; full moon. 3. (Astronomy) any natural satellite of a planet 4. (Astronomy) moonlight; moonshine 5. something resembling a moon 6. (Astronomy) a month, esp a lunar one 7. once in a blue moon very seldom 8. over the moon informal extremely happy; ecstatic 9. reach for the moon to desire or attempt something unattainable or difficult to obtain vb 10.

(when: tr, often foll by away; when intr, often foll by around) to be idle in a listless way, as if in love, or to idle (time) away 11. (intr) slang to expose one's buttocks to passers-by [Old English mōna; compare Old Frisian mōna, Old High German māno] ˈmoonless adj (muːn) n (Linguistics) a system of embossed alphabetical signs for blind readers, the fourteen basic characters of which can, by rotation, mimic most of the letters of the Roman alphabet, thereby making learning easier for those who learned to read before going blind. Compare Braille 1 Moon (muːn) n (Biography) William. 1818–94, British inventor of the Moon writing system in 1847, who, himself blind, taught blind children in Brighton and printed mainly religious works from stereotyped plates of his own designing moon (mun) n. 1.

the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km). 2. this body during a particular lunar month, or during a certain period of time, or at a certain point of time, regarded as a distinct object or entity. 3. a lunar month, or, in general, a month. 4. any planetary satellite: the moons of Jupiter. 5. something shaped like an orb or a crescent. 7. to act or wander abstractedly, listlessly, or dreamily: to moon about all day. 8. to sentimentalize or remember nostalgically. 9. Slang. to expose one's buttocks suddenly and publicly as a prank or gesture of disrespect. v.t. 10. to spend (time) idly: to moon the afternoon away. [before 900; Middle English mone, Old English mōna; c.

Old Frisian mōna, Old Saxon, Old High German māno, Old Norse māni, Gothic mena; akin to Latin mēnsis month, Greek mḗnē moon, mēn month, Skt māsa moon, month] moon′er, n. moon′less, adj. moon Half of the moon is always in sunlight, as seen on the left. The relative positions of Earth, the moon, and the sun determine how much of the lighted half can be seen from Earth, as seen on the right. These forms in which the moon appears are known as phases. moon (mo͞on) 1. Often Moon The natural satellite of Earth, visible by reflection of sunlight and traveling around Earth in a slightly elliptical orbit at an average distance of about 237,000 miles (381,500 kilometers). The moon's average diameter is 2,160 miles (3,475 kilometers), and its mass is about 1/80 that of Earth. 2. A natural satellite revolving around a planet: the moons of Jupiter. 3.

The moon as it appears at a particular time in its cycle of phases: a half moon. Did You Know? We earthlings usually think of our moon as the moon, but any planet's natural satellites are properly called moons. Jupiter has at least 28 moons, while Saturn has 30, and additional small ones around these and other planets may yet be discovered. Earth's moon is also not necessarily typical of other moons in the solar system. No water exists on our moon, but some scientists think that one of Jupiter's moons, Europa, may have liquid water that might support life under a thick layer of ice. Titan, a moon of Saturn, is also thought to have an environment that can support primitive life: an ocean of ethane instead of water. Earth's moon is also very quiet, geologically. By comparison, Io, another of Jupiter's moons, is a violent cauldron of geologic activity. It is covered with huge volcanoes that emit plumes of sulfur so enormous that they can be seen by the Hubble Space Telescope orbiting Earth. Moon a form of divination involving observation of the moon.

Moon A bright moon … like glistening silk —Amy Lowell Curled moon … like a feather —Dante Gabriel Rossetti Everything has in fact another side to it, like the moon —G. K. Chesterton A full new-risen moon like a pale medallion —Hayden Carruth The moon had lost all its brilliance and looked like a little cloud in the sky —Leo Tolstoy A half moon sailing like a moth up the drained blue sky —Jilly Cooper It looked like a ball of paper from the back pocket of jeans that have just come out of the washing machine, which only time and ironing would tell if it was an old shopping list or a five pound note —Douglas Adams Bright moonlight lay against its [house] wall like a fresh coat of paint —Raymond Chandler A little slice of moon, curved like a canoe —Helen Hudson The moon as beautiful as a great camellia —Max Beerbohm A moonbeam … shimmers bright as a needle —W. P.

Kinsella Moon, bright as a lemon —Tom Robbins The moon burned like metal —Pat Conroy The moon, but half disclosed, was cut off as by a shutter —Joyce Cary Moon curved like a rocker —Helen Hudson The moon floats belly up like a dead goldfish —Marge Piercy The moon follows the sun like a French translation of a Russian poet —Wallace Stevens The moon hangs like a neon scythe over the countryside —W. P. Kinsella The moon hung above the yard like a cheap earring —Isaac Babel The moon hung like a pale lamp above the rim of the bay —William Styron The moon is hidden by a silver cloud, fair as a halo —Christina Rossetti The moon … is like a cake of white soap —John Phillips The moon leaned low against the sky like a white-faced clown lolling against a circus wall —W.

Somerset Maugham Moonlight drilling in through the window like a bit into coal —Richard Wertime Moonlight … dripped down like oil —Bernard Malamud The moonlight invaded the courtyard, until it looked like a field of untrodden snow —Stefan Zweig Moonlight so white that it looked like snow —Ruth Prawer Jhabvala A moon like a fallen fruit reversing gravity was hoisting itself above the rooftop —Ross Macdonald The moon like a flower in heaven’s high bower, with silent delight sits and smiles on the night —William Blake Moon like a monstrous crystal —G. K. Chesterton The moon, like an eye turned up in a trance, filmed over and seemed to turn loose from its track and to float sightless —Eudora Welty Moon … like a red-faced farmer —T. E. Hulme The complete line as it appears in a poem entitled Autumn: “I walked abroad and saw the ruddy moon lean over the hedge like a red-faced farmer.” The moon like a white rose shone —W. B.

Yeats Moon like the moving dot on sing-along lyrics —Sharon Sheehe Stark The moon looked like the head of a golden bollard in a Venice lagoon —John Gunther The moon, narrow and pale like a paring snipped from a snowman’s toenail —Tom Robbins The moon overhead tore through fierce cloud-wrack like a battered ship —Phyllis Bottome Moon … pale, full-blown as a flower —Elizabeth Spencer Moon pitted with holes, like an old brass coin —Erich Maria Remarque The moon rattles like a fragment of angry candy —E. E.

Cummings The moon rises like a fat white god —Diane Ackerman The moon … rode bonily in the sky, looking stark and abandoned like a decoration kids had put up for Halloween and forgotten to take down —William Dieter The moon sails up out of the ocean dripping like a just washed apple —Marge Piercy The moon shines like a lost button —Derek Walcott The moon shone out like day —Nathanial Hawthorne Moon slightly more than half full, like a tipped bowl —Patricia Henley The moon stood like an arc lamp over the roofs of the houses —Erich Maria Remarque The moon stuck like a wafer in the evening sky —Anon The moon swelled like a plum —Philip Levine Moon … waning, like silver that is polished so thin that it has begun to wear away —Mary Stewart The moon … was like a slender shaving thrown up from a bar of gold —Joseph Conrad The moon was like a chip of ice —Wallace Stegner The moon was like a sickle —Edward Hoagland The moon was out, cold and faraway as an owl’s hoot —John Braine The moon … was slowly drifting into an immense, dark and transparent hole like a lake with its depth

 full of stars —Andre Malraux A pale crescent moon shaped like a woman’s earring —Katharine Haake A pale moon, like a claw (looked down through the claw-like branches of dead trees) —Jean Rhys Quiet moonlight lay like the smile upon a dreaming face —John Hall Wheelock The rising moon … winding like a silver thread until it was lost in the stars —Bret Harte Sometimes in the afternoon sky a white moon would creep up like a little cloud, without display, suggesting an actress who does not have to “Come on” for a while and so goes “In front” in her ordinary clothes —Marcel Proust The sphere hanging in the not yet darkened sky seemed like a lamp they had forgotten to turn off in the morning (a lamp that had burned all day in the room of the dead) —Milan Kundera A stream of moonlight cut through the mist and hit the black water, like ink —Paige Mitchell A thin moon … gray and marbled like a worn shell —Alice McDermott A yellow moon rose like a flower blooming —Bernard Malamud moon I will have been mooning you will have been mooning he/she/it will have been moon

ing we will have been mooning you will have been mooning they will have been mooning Past Perfect Continuous Noun 1.

moon - the natural satellite of the Earth; "the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers"; "men first stepped on the moon in 1969" 2. moon - any object resembling a moon; "he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light"; "the clock had a moon that showed various phases" object , physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" 3. lunar year - a period of 12 lunar months month - a time unit of approximately 30 days; "he was given a month to pay the bill" 4. Moon - the light of the Moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the Moon was bright enough to read by" moon ray , moonbeam , moon-ray - a ray of moonlight 5.

Moon - United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920) moon - any natural satellite of a planet; "Jupiter has sixteen moons" satellite - any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star Verb laze , slug , idle , stagnate - be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning" 2. laze , slug , idle , stagnate - be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning" 3. moon - expose one's buttocks to; "moon the audience" display , exhibit , expose - to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship" moon 1. satellite Neptune's large moon verb 1.

idle , drift , loaf , languish , waste time , daydream , mope , mooch (Brit. slang), doss (Brit. slang) She was mooning around all morning, doing nothing. many moons ago a long time ago, years ago , ages ago, donkey's years ago (Brit. informal), yonks ago (Brit. informal) I saw her once, many moons ago, in a dreadful movie. once in a blue moon rarely , almost never , very seldom, hardly ever , scarcely ever Once in a blue moon you get some problems.

"Swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon" [William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet] Translations قمرقَمَر قَمَرٌ قَمَر يَدور حَوْلَ كَوْكَب луна mėnulispapildomai uždarbiautipapildomas uždarbiavimasvaikščioti lyg apspangusbe mėnulio mēnesspavadonis new moon → luna f nueva there was no moon → no había luna to ask for the moon → pedir la luna once in a blue moon → de Pascuas a Ramos to promise the moon → prometer la luna or el oro y el moro see also phase A2 B. VI → enseñar el culo C.

CPD moon buggy N → vehículo m lunar moon landing N → alunizaje m moon about moon around VI + ADV → mirar a las musarañas moon over VI + PREP she was mooning over the photo → miraba amorosamente la foto , contemplaba extasiada la foto moon There's a full moon tonight → Il y a pleine lune ce soir . on the moon → sur la Lune once in a blue moon (= very occasionally) → une fois tous les trente-six du mois moon around vt fus [+ place] → flâner dans She mooned around the grounds of the castle → Elle flânait dans le parc du château . moon n → Mond m; is there a moon tonight? → scheint heute der Mond ?; when the moon is full → bei Vollmond ; the man in the moon → der Mann im Mond ; you’re asking for the moon!

→ du verlangst Unmögliches !; to promise somebody the moon → jdm das Blaue vom Himmel versprechen ; to be over the moon (inf) → überglücklich sein vi (= mope) (→ vor sich acc → hin ) → träumen (inf, with backside) → seinen nackten Hintern herausstrecken moon n → Mondauto or -fahrzeug nt mooncalf n (dated) → Schwachsinnige (r) mf; (inf) → Mondkalb nt moon-faced adj → mit einem Mondgesicht, mondgesichtig moon adj night → mondlos moonlight n → Mondlicht nt → or -schein m; it was moon → der Mond schien ; a moon walk → ein Mondscheinspaziergang m ?

flit n (inf) → Schwarzarbeiter (in) m(f) moonlighting adj object → mondbeschienen ; night, landscape, lawn → mondhell moonscape (inf: = illegal whisky) illegal gebrannter Whisky moonshiner n (inf) → Schwarzbrenner (in) m(f) moonshot adj (= mad) → mondsüchtig ; (fig) → vernarrt moon full/new moon → luna piena /nuova by the light of the moon → al chiaro di luna once in a blue moon → a ogni morte di papa to be over the moon (fam) → essere al settimo cielo moon about moon around vi + adv → aggirarsi con aria trasognata moon over vi + prep to moon over sb → sospirare per qn moon (muːn) noun 1. the heavenly body that moves once round the earth in a month and reflects light from the sun. The moon was shining brightly; Spacemen landed on the moon.

maan قَمَر Луна lua měsíc der Mond måne φεγγάρι luna kuu ماه kuu lune ירח चन्द्रमा Mjesec hold bulan tungl, máni luna 月 달 mėnulis mēness bulan maan måne księżyc سپوژمى lua lună луна mesiac Mesec mesec måne แสงจันทร์ Ay 月亮 місяць; Місяць چاند mặt trăng 月亮 2. any of the similar bodies moving round the other planets. the moons of Jupiter.

maan قَمَر يَدور حَوْلَ كَوْكَب спътник lua měsíc der Mond måne δορυφόρος luna kuu قمر kuu lune ירח दुसरे ग्रहों के गिर्द घूमने वाले आकाशीय पिंड prirodni satelit hold bulan tungl, fylgihnöttur luna 衛星 (행성의) 위성 palydovas (planētas) pavadonis bulan maan måne księżyc ستورى lua lună спутник mesiac luna mesec måne พระจันทร์ uydu (太陽系其他行星的)衛星 супутник دوسرے ستاروں کے دیگر طفیلی سیارے vệ tinh 卫星 ˈmoonless adjective (of a night) dark and having no moonlight.

maanlose مُعْتِمه، لا يَظْهَر القَمَرُ فيها липсваща луна sem lua bezměsíčný mondlos måneløs αφέγγαρος sin luna kuupaisteta ظلمانی kuuton sans lune חֲסַר יָרֵח अंधेरा bez mjesečine koromsötét gelap ekki tunglbjartur senza luna 月のない 캄캄한 tamsus, be mėnulio bezmēness- tidak berbulan maanloos uten måneskinn bezksiężycowy د سپوژمى له رڼا سره شپه sem lua fără lună безлунный bezmesačný brez mesečine bez mesečine utan måne, mörk ซึ่งไม่มีแสงจันทร์ aysız, mehtapsız 漆黑無月光的 безмісячний بغیر چاند کی رات không

 trăng 无月光的 ˈmoonbeam noun a beam of light reflected from the moon.

maanlig شُعاع من أشِعَّةِ القَمَر лунен лъч raio de luar měsíční paprsek der Mondstrahl månestråle αχτίδα του φεγγαριού rayo de luna kuukiir مهتاب kuunsäde rayon de lune קֶרֶן יָרֵח चन्द्र किरण mjesečeva zraka holdfény sinar bulan tunglgeisli raggio di luna 月光 달의 광선 mėnulio spindulys mēnesstars sinaran bulan manestraal månestråle promień księżyca سپوژمى raio de lua rază de lună луч луны mesačný lúč lunin žarek mesečev zrak månstråle แสงจันทร์ ay ışını 月光，月光的 місячний промінь چاند کی روشنی tia sáng

 trăng 月光 ˈmoonlight noun, adjective (made with the help of) the light reflected by the moon.

The sea looked silver in the moonlight; a moonlight raid. maanlig ضَوء القَمَر лунна светлина luar měsíční svit das Mondlicht måneskin; måneskins- φεγγαρόφωτο luz de la luna kuuvalgus مهتاب kuunvalo clair de lune אוֹר יָרֵח चांदनी mjesečina holdfény sinar bulan tunglsljós chiaro di luna 月光 (の) 달빛 mėnesiena mēnesnīca cahaya bulan maanlicht måneskinn światło księżyca سپوژمى luar lumina lunii лунный свет mesačný svit mesečina mesečina månsken แสงจันทร์ ay ışığı, mehtap 月光（的） місячне сяйво چاندنی ánh trăng 月光（的） verb to work at a second job, often at night, in addition to one's regular job.

He earns so little that he has to moonlight.

skelm werk, 'n tweede beroep hê يَعْمَلُ في وَظيفَةٍ ثانِيَه работя и нощна работа fazer bico mít druhé zaměstnání (často v noci) einen Neben-/Zweitjob machen arbejde sort είμαι διπλοθεσίτης, δουλεύω σε δύο δουλειές estar pluriempleado öötööd tegema شبانه tehdä kuutamokeikkaa travailler au noir עָבוֹדָה נוֹסֶפֶת नियमित काम के अलावा दूसरा काम भी करना dodatno raditi másodállást vállal bekerja sambilan (avere un secondo lavoro) （本職のほかに）内職する (야간의) 아르바이트를 하다, 겹치기로 일하다 papildomai u

ždarbiauti piepelnīties, strādājot vakaros/pa nakti kerja sambilan een bijbaan hebben; zwart bijwerken jobbe svart dorabiać د شپى مهال подрабатывать robiť fušky, pracovať v druhom zamestnaní delati na črno raditi na crno jobba extra, extraknäcka, svartjobba ทำงานแห่งที่สอง (คำไม่เป็นทางการ) gece ikinci bir iş yapmak (通常是晚上)兼差 підробляти; працювати за сумісництвом بیک وقت دو روزگار رکھنا خصوصا رات میں làm thêm ban đêm 从事第二职业 moonlighting noun skelm werk العَمَل في وَظيفَةٍ ثانِيَه работене на две места bico měsíční svit eine Nacht und Nebelaktion arbejde sort το να κάνει κπ.

δύο δουλειές pluriempleo öötöö تابیدن ماه לַעֲבוֹד בְּעָבוֹדָה נוֹסֶפֶת चांदनी tajni (noćni) napad másodállás pekerjaan sambilan (secondo lavoro) （本職のほかに）内職すること 부업 papildomas uždarbiavimas piepelnīšanās pekerjaan sambilan bijbaan; zwart werken svart arbeid dorabianie د سپوژمى رڼا побочный приработок fuškárenie delo na črno tezgarenje extraknäck, svartjobb ความสว่างที่เปล่งออกมาจากดวงจันทร์ gece ikinci bir işte çalışma 兼差 праця за сумісництвом رات میں اضافی روزگار کرنا ánh sáng trăng 兼职，第二职业 ˈmoonlit adjective lit by

 the moon.

a moonlit hillside.

maanverlig مُضاء بِنور القَمَر осветен от луната enluarado osvětlený měsícem mondhell månebelyst φεγγαροφωτισμένος iluminado por la luna kuuvalge روشن kuun valaisema éclairé par la lune מוּאָר בְּאוֹר יָרֵח चांदनी में रोशन mjesečinom obasjan holdsütötte disinari bulan tunglbjartur illuminato dalla luna 月に照らされた 달에 비친 mėnulio apšviestas, mėnesėtas mēness apspīdēts disinari cahaya bulan door de maan verlicht månelys oświetlony światłem Księżyca روښانه د سپوژمى له بركته enluarado luminat de lună залитый лунным светом osvetlený mesiacom obsij

an z mesečino obasjan mesečinom månbelyst ที่สว่างด้วยแสงจันทร์ ay ışığıyla aydınlanmış, mehtaplı 月光照耀的 освітлений місяцем چاندنی سے روشن có ánh trăng soi 月照的 moon about/around to wander around as if dazed, eg because one is in love.

draal يَهيمُ على وَجْهِه обикалям като замаян vaguear chodit jako ve snách verträumen dagdrømme ονειροβατώ (π.χ.

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神癡想(尤指戀愛時) блукати поглядом محبت میں دیوانہ وار پھرنا luẩn quẩn 出神 moon Fun Satellite Facts for Kids Check out our amazing space and astronomy facts for kids.

Learn about different space objects and enjoy a range of cool trivia. Satellite Facts for Kids Check out these fun Satellite facts for kids. Learn about different types of satellites and different orbital paths, the first artificial satellite sent into space, how fast a satellite travels and much more. Read on and enjoy the wide range of interesting facts about man-made Satellites. A satellite is an artificial object that is deliberately sent into orbit in space , usually in order to send, receive or bounce back information to different areas of Earth . Artificial satellites are man-made satellites, they differ to natural satellites such as the Moon which orbits Earth and Earth itself which orbits the Sun . Satellites are usually launched on rockets into space to reach their orbits. In October 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 which was the world's first artificial satellite to be sent into space orbit. This event lead to the start of the 'Space Race' between the Soviet Union and the United States which would continue for many years. Sputnik 2, launched in November 1957, carried the first living creature into orbit, a dog named Laika.

Just three months after the Soviet Unions first successful satellite launch, the USA launched its first satellite, Explorer 1, in January 1958. Since the first satellite was launched in 1957, over 6,500 satellites have been sent into orbit (as at October 2010). An estimated 3,600 of these remain in orbit. With about 1,000 still operational, the rest are now classed as space debris. The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest artificial satellite currently orbiting Earth. There's 3 main groups of satellites. Fixed satellite services handle billions of voice, data, and video transmissions. Mobile satellite systems used for navigation (GPS) and to connect remote ships, aircraft, etc. Scientific research satellites for meteorological data, land survey images, and other scientific research functions. A geostationary satellite orbits Earth from west to east over the equator. It moves in the same direction and speed as Earth is spinning, therefore from Earth, these satellites don't appear to be moving.

Polar-orbiting satellites orbit Earth in a north-south direction from pole to pole, so as Earth spins underneath, these satellites scan the entire globe strip by strip. Low Earth orbit (LEO) is an altitude classification for any satellites that are in orbit less than 2000 km (1240 mi) above Earth, which has about 500 active satellites. Medium Earth orbit (MEO) is any orbit higher than LEO but still below the altitude for geostationary orbit which is 35,786 km (22,236 mi), about 50 active satellites. High Earth orbit (HEO) is any orbit higher than geostationary orbit at 35,786 km (22,236 mi), which has over 400 active satellites. 'Geocentric orbit' is the term for an orbit around Earth. 'Heliocentric orbit' is a term for an orbit of the Sun. 'Areocentric orbit' is the term for an orbit of Mars . The two main components of an artificial satellite is an antenna to send and receive information and a power source such as a solar panel or battery.

The speed a satellite must travel to stay in space is called its orbital velocity. It usually needs to be more than 17,500 mph (28,200 km/h). Space debris can be anything from large obsolete satellites to natural or artificial fragments of space materials. Since 1957, the Space Surveillance Network SSN has tracked more than 26,000 objects above 10 cm in diameter. As more satellites are launched the chances of a crash increases, in 2009, two communications satellites - one American and one Russian - collided in space. Space probes have been put into orbit around other planets and moons in our solar system . satellite - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com Random Word satellite A satellite is something small or less powerful that orbits around something bigger. It often describes a body in space, such as an artificial satellite that orbits the Earth and beams down signals that power devices like cell phones. The word satellite was first used to describe a follower of someone in a superior position. The word's meaning later broadened to describe anything small that's dependent on something larger. The small satellite circles around the more powerful force, like a moon orbiting a planet.

Satellite can describe a small country — a satellite country — controlled by a larger one, or a large organization that has a small office — a satellite office — in another location. Natural satellite definition by Babylon’s free dictionary Wikipedia Dictionaries English Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia A natural satellite is a celestial body that orbits another celestial body of greater mass (e.g., a planet, star, or dwarf planet), which is called its primary. For example, the Moon is a natural satellite of Earth, and Earth is a natural satellite of the Sun. See more at Wikipedia.org...

Question: What is the term for a natural satellite?
Answer: Moon