An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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moonlet
  مانگچه  
mângcé
Fr.: satellite mineur, lune mineure  

A very small natural or artificial satellite orbiting a planet. Saturn has dozens of moonlets often associated with its → planetary rings.

See also: → moon; → -let.