Tarvos (moon)

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/tarvos-moon

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who discovered Tarvos (moon)?September 23, 2000
2. What is the type?Irregular moon of Saturn
3. What is the mean diameter?Approximately 5 km (3 miles)
4. What is Tarvos?Tarvos is a tiny moon of Saturn that looks like a potato. It is an irregular moon that helps scientists learn about the early solar system.
5. How big is Tarvos?Tarvos is about 5 kilometers across, which is very small compared to Saturn's larger moons.

Irregular Moon: A moon with a retrograde or highly inclined orbit, typically small and non-spherical.
Orbital Semi-major Axis: The average distance of an object from the body it orbits.
Solar System Accretion: The process by which dust and gas particles in a protoplanetary disk clump together to form larger bodies.
Protoplanetary Disk: A rotating disk of dense gas and dust surrounding a newly formed star, from which planets form.