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Are there extrasolar moons?

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Six out of the eight planets of the Solar System have moons, which are inextricably linked to the planets’ formation. Finding moons of exoplanets is a new way to explore their origins.

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Fig. 1: A planet five times the mass of Jupiter carves a deep and wide gap in its protoplanetary disk.

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