Beyond Earth's Moon: A Guide to the Solar System's Many Moons

There are at least 293 known moons in our solar system, with more awaiting discovery . Here are the number of moons for each planet and dwarf planet in our solar system:

- *Mercury*: 0

- *Venus*: 0

- *Earth*: 1

- *Mars*: 2

- *Jupiter*: 95

- *Saturn*: 146

- *Uranus*: 28

- *Neptune*: 16

- *Ceres*: 0

- *Pluto*: 5

- *Haumea*: 2

- *Makemake*: 1

- *Gonggong*: 1

- *Eris*: 1

Note: These numbers are accurate as of October 2022 and may have changed since then.

Additionally, there are over 470 satellites, or moons, orbiting smaller objects, such as asteroids, dwarf planets, or Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) beyond the orbit of Neptune. These moons are called small-body satellites. There are likely thousands more moons awaiting discovery in our solar system.