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Venus "Quasi-moon" Just Got a Name. Henceforth, it Shall be Called Zoozve.

Ask any astronomer, and they will tell you that all of the planets in the Solar System (including those "dwarf planets") have satellites, with the exception of Mercury and Venus. However, that is not entirely the case, as Venus has what is known as a "quasi-moon" - a large asteroid that orbits the planet but is not gravitationally bound to it.

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