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The two planets having no satellites are
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The two planets having no satellites are

A.

Mercury and Saturn

B.

Earth and Jupiter

C.

Mercury and Venus

D.

Venus and Mars

Correct option is C


The Correct Answer is Mercury and Venus
In our solar system, there are eight planets, and six of them have natural satellites or moons orbiting them. The only two exceptions are Mercury and Venus, which have no moons at all.
Mercury:
· It is the closest planet to the Sun.
· Due to the Sun’s massive gravitational pull, it is unlikely for Mercury to hold a moon in a stable orbit.
· If it ever had a moon, the Sun’s gravity may have captured or destroyed it.
Venus:
· Venus is the second planet from the Sun.
· Despite being similar in size and mass to Earth, Venus has no natural satellite.
· One theory suggests Venus may have had a moon in the distant past, but gravitational interactions, possibly with Earth or the Sun, stripped it away.
· Another theory is that its slow rotation and retrograde spin prevented the stable formation or retention of a moon.
Information Booster:
Moons in the Solar System:
· Earth: 1 moon (The Moon)
· Mars: 2 moons (Phobos and Deimos)
· Jupiter: 95 confirmed moons (largest moon: Ganymede)
· Saturn: 145 confirmed moons (second-largest moon system)
· Uranus: 27 moons
· Neptune: 14 moons (largest: Triton)
· Ganymede (moon of Jupiter) is larger than the planet Mercury!
Additional Knowledge:
· Mercury and Saturn: Incorrect because Saturn has one of the largest moon systems.
· Earth and Jupiter: Both have moons; Earth has 1, and Jupiter has the most.
· Venus and Mars: Incorrect because Mars has 2 moons, while only Venus and Mercury have none.

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