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Subsatellite (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 1 week ago by Plum@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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A subsatellite, also known as a submoon or informally a moonmoon, is a "moon of a moon" or a hypothetical natural satellite that orbits the moon of a planet.

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[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Moon moon? "Undiscovered"?

[–] DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Terms used in scientific literature for subsatellites include "submoons" and "moon-moons". Colloquial terms that have been suggested include moonitos, moonettes, and moooons.[6]

[–] Plum@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I'm partial to moooons.