How many can *you* name?

[kengr]

Friday's Brester Rockit comic ( http://www.gocomics.com/brewsterrockit/2017/04/14 ) got me thinking.

How many moons can *you* name?
I got 13.

Luna, Phobos, Deimos, Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Titan, Iapetus, Triton, Charon, Ariel, Umbriel.

Drat, I had another right, but I wasn't sure (Titania)

And how many asteroids?
I only got 4.

Eros, Ceres, Vesta, Pallas, Apophis...

Drat, I couldn't remember Juno.

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[fayanora.livejournal.com]

Now I'm picturing an Animaniacs style song.

"Theeere's Phobos and Deimos and Triton and Io and Ganymede Luna Charon,
Umbriel Ariel, Helike Aoede, Carme and Kore, and Sponde.
Leda Lysithea, Kalyke and Kale, Mneme and Metis Cyllene,
Carpo Callisto, Arche Ananke, Autonoe Iocaste, Thyone.
Amalthea Aitne, Adrastea Euporie, Callirrhoe Hermippe, Sinope;
Chaldene, Euanthe, Harpalyke Himalia, and Hegemone here in my 'scope.
Elara and Isonone, Eukelade, Erinome, and Portia if you've any luck,
Kallichore Margaret, Oberon Juliet, Cupid Cordelia Puck.
Caliban sounds like Star Wars, so does Sycorax, and Setebus, Sao and Trinculo;
Bianca Larissa, Prospero Thalassa, Hydra and Nyx, Stephano.
Portia's a car but also a moon; where Mab circles I cannot say,
Dysnomia Namaka oh god and oh drama we could be doing this the rest of the day...

http://www.windows2universe.org/our_solar_system/moons_table.html

[fayanora.livejournal.com]

BTW, the thing about Mab is a joke. Mab circles Uranus.