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The Solar System
Moons Comparison Table 
This table shows the 10 largest moons in the solar system -- select column headings to sort table.
    Planet Avg Dist. from Planet
Miles		 Equatorial Diameter
Miles		 Orbital Period
Earth days
Moon Moon Earth 238855 2159 27.3
Io Io Jupiter 262000 2273 1.8
Europa Europa Jupiter 833400 1944 3.6
Ganymede Ganymede Jupiter 665000 3270 7.2
Callisto Callisto Jupiter 1200000 2985 16.7
Titan Titan Saturn 745000 3200 16
Enceladus Enceladus Saturn 147812 310 1.4
Iapetus Iapetus Saturn 22200000 893 79.3
Mimas Mimas Saturn 115210 2985 0.942
Triton Triton Neptune 220438 1680 5.9

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