Moons

A subsatellite, also known as a submoon, or moonmoon, or a schmoon, is a "moon of a moon" or a hypothetical natural satellite that orbits the moon of a planet.It is inferred from the empirical study of natural satellites in the Solar System that subsatellites may be rare, albeit possible, elements of planetary systems.

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