Draft:Outline of natural satellites

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to natural satellites:

A natural satellite is, in the most common usage, an astronomical body that orbits a planet, dwarf planet, or small Solar System body (or sometimes another natural satellite). Natural satellites are colloquially referred to as moons, a derivation from the Moon of Earth.

What type of things are natural satellites?

natural satellites can be described as all of the following:

Types of natural satellites

• The moon

• Minor-planet moon

History of natural satellites

History of natural satellites