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    The number of moons orbiting each planet in our solar system varies greatly, from none for Mercury and Venus, one for Earth, two for Mars, and many more for the gas giants like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Most moons in our solar system are tidally locked, meaning they always keep one face pointed toward their orbiting planet due to gravitational interactions that slow their rotation over time.

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    The number of moons orbiting each planet in our solar system varies greatly, from none for Mercury and Venus, one for Earth, two for Mars, and many more for the gas giants like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Most moons in our solar system are tidally locked, meaning they always keep one face pointed toward their orbiting planet due to gravitational interactions that slow their rotation over time.

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    The number of moons orbiting each planet in our solar system varies greatly, from none for Mercury and Venus, one for Earth, two for Mars, and many more for the gas giants like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Most moons in our solar system are tidally locked, meaning they always keep one face pointed toward their orbiting planet due to gravitational interactions that slow their rotation over time.

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    In our solar system, neither Mercury nor Venus has any moons at all,

    Earth has 1 moon


    Mars has 2 moons
    Jupiter has 80 moons
    Saturn has 82 moons
    Uranus has 27 moons
    Neptune has 14 moons
    Almost all moons in the Solar System keep one face pointed toward their planet. This
    tells us it's probably not a coincidence, that there is probably a reason for this to
    happen, a physical process that happens to most moons to slow their rotation.

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