stackyFACTSNature loves a good matryoshka doll, and celestial bodies are no exception. Astronomers have calculated that large enough moons can theoretically host their own smaller orbiting satellites, affectionately dubbed 'moonmoons' by the scientific community because apparently all the good Latin names were taken.
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