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Outer Planet Icy Satellites

Buratti, B.
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An outer planet icy satellite is any one of the celestial bodies in orbit around Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, or Pluto. They range from large, planet-like geologically active worlds with significant atmospheres to tiny irregular objects tens of kilometers in diameter. These bodies are all believed to have some type of frozen volatile, existing alone or in combination with other volatiles.

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Buratti, B.. 1994-01-01. Outer Planet Icy Satellites. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20060042315

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