Template talk:Natural satellites of the Solar System (compact)
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[edit] And (other) TNOs?
Interesting navigator! I hope we will have an article on TNO binaries (moons) in the future. You could consider adding a link to irregular satellite as it handles an interesting class of beasts. BTW, I’m not partial to the outer sats; small inner moons deserve also and article (and a link here). Eurocommuter 15:41, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Luna?
My impression was that the use of "Luna" was frowned upon in favor of "(The) Moon" in wiki articles. "Moon" appears in most Solar system templates that I've seen. RandomCritic 04:28, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
Its a template of moons so it saves a little confusion (and is slightly informative in the process) -- Nbound 09:50, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Test
Just trying to see how this would look with extra satellites added:
| Planetary Satellite Systems: Martian • Jovian • Saturnian • Uranian • Neptunian |
| Other Satellites: Plutonian • Eridian • Asteroid Satellites |
| Largest Satellites: Ganymede • Titan • Callisto • Io • Luna (The Moon) • Europa • Triton Titania • Rhea • Oberon • Iapetus • Charon • Umbriel • Ariel • Dione • Tethys |
| See also: irregular satellites • satellite discovery timeline • naming of natural satellites |
Solar System Natural Satellites
RandomCritic 21:33, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] The template
I'm thinking that this template needs an overhaul. While Earth's moon is listed under the "largest" section, it does not appear on the top line with the other planets. This is confusing for the average reader, and we should not presume that everyone who reads the template will already understand that "planetary systems" refers to planets with more than one moon. It's similar to the discussion about the Solar System graphic, and whether or not to include moons for Mars and Eris. I've acknowledged RandomCritic's concerns about duplication in my edit summary, but I have restored the Moon in the interim while we discuss possible changes. I've taken these steps to avoid maintaining the template in a potentially confusing state. Thoughts? --Ckatzchatspy 17:58, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
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- Okay, how about this?:
| Planetary satellites: | Earth's Moon • Martian • Jovian • Saturnian • Uranian • Neptunian |
| Other satellites: | Plutonian • Dysnomia • Asteroid satellites |
| Largest satellites: | Ganymede • Titan • Callisto • Io • Europa • Triton Titania • Rhea • Oberon • Iapetus • Charon • Umbriel • Ariel • Dione • Tethys |
| See also: inner satellites • trojans • irregulars • discovery timeline • naming | |
Obvious objections: It suggests that Earth's Moon isn't one of the "largest satellites"; it might be confusing to some people as to what "Martian" etc. means in this context.RandomCritic 18:41, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
- Personally, I don't have a problem with repeating "The Moon", since the groups reflect different categorisations (one is by location, the other is by size) and they can be labelled differently. For consistency, I feel we should settle on a similar approach for labelling, as it is confusing to have mostly "Martian" (and other planetary terms) mixed in with "Dysnomia" and "The Moon". Here's a rough idea for a slightly different approach:
| Satellites of: | Earth • Mars • Asteroids • Jupiter • Saturn • Uranus • Neptune • Pluto • Eris |
| Largest: | Ganymede • Titan • Callisto • Io • The Moon • Europa • Triton • Titania Rhea • Oberon • Iapetus • Charon • Umbriel • Ariel • Dione • Tethys |
| See also: inner satellites • trojans • irregulars • discovery timeline • naming | |
