noun
- a small natural satellite, especially one orbiting a planet
Usage: astronomy
Examples
- Saturn’s rings contain numerous moonlets made of ice and rock.
- The spacecraft discovered several moonlets orbiting the gas giant.
- Scientists study moonlets to understand planetary formation.
- The tiny moonlet was only a few kilometers in diameter.
- Gravitational forces from the planet shaped the moonlet’s orbit.
- Astronomers identified a new moonlet using advanced telescopes.