Which one of the following planets has largest number of natural satellites or moons ?

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Q: 21 (IAS/2009)
Which one of the following planets has largest number of natural satellites or moons ?

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'natural satellites': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'planets': [6, 0, 3, 5], 'moons': [0, 0, 1, 2], 'saturn': [0, 1, 1, 0], 'jupiter': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'venus': [1, 0, 2, 0], 'mars': [1, 1, 1, 1], 'largest number': [0, 1, 0, 0]}

The question asks which of the listed planets has the most natural satellites, also known as moons.

Option 1, Jupiter, is incorrect. Jupiter does have a large number of moons, with 79 known moons.

Option 2, Mars, is incorrect because Mars only has 2 known moons, which is significantly less than either Jupiter or Saturn.

Option 3, Saturn, is the correct answer. Saturn has the most moons of any planet in our solar system, with 82 known moons.

Option 4, Venus, is incorrect because Venus does not have any moons.

So, out of Jupiter, Mars, and Venus, Saturn has the most natural satellites, making it the correct answer.