Themis Comparison Table

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Themis comparison table

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natural satellite satellite Body orbiting a planet. Since 1957 the term has also been applied to man-made (artificial) satellites; many astronomers make the distinction by calling natural satellites moons (and the Earth's natural satellite the Moon).

Themis Saturn natural satellite A satellite of Saturn discovered by Pickering in 1900, but since lost.

Subject	is part of	is a kind of	is an instance of	has definition
natural satellite		satellite		Body orbiting a planet. Since 1957 the term has also been applied to man-made (artificial) satellites; many astronomers make the distinction by calling natural satellites moons (and the Earth's natural satellite the Moon).
Themis	Saturn		natural satellite	A satellite of Saturn discovered by Pickering in 1900, but since lost.

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