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How many moons does each planet have?

All planets except Mercury and Venus have at least one moon. Saturn has the greatest number of moons—18. In 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope detected what appeared to be four additional moons of Saturn; however, that discovery has yet to be confirmed.

Planet	Number of Moons	Names of Moons
Mercury	0
Venus	0
Earth	1	The Moon (sometimes called Luna)
Mars	2	Phobos, Deimos

*Several other satellites have been reported but not confirmed.
Jupiter	16*	Metis,...

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