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CHAPTER 11: THE MOON
                                                       TOPIC: SATELLITE






























               SATELLITE


                     An object orbiting around the sun, earth or any other colossal body is known as a satellite.
                       There are two major types of categorization when it comes down to satellites, one is
                       natural and the other is man-made.

               NATURAL SATELLITES


                     Some of the examples of natural satellites are planets, moons, and comets.
                     Jupiter has 67 natural satellites.
                     The earth has one permanent natural satellite, the Moon.

                     Sometimes other objects (like asteroids) can enter into temporary orbits of the earth and
                       become a natural satellite for a span.













               MAN MADE SATELLITE


                     Apart from these, the earth has many man-made satellites which are placed in the orbit
                       and are used for different applications in communications and information gathering. As
                       the term itself states, an artificial satellite is one that is put in our space by human efforts
                       and follows the orbit of natural satellites.
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