moonlet

English

Etymology

moon +‎ -let

Noun

moonlet (plural moonlets)

1. (astronomy) a very small body orbiting a planet, often as part of a planetary ring system.
   • 1981, Nature‎^[1]:

     "A moonlet within the ring system will exert a systematic torque on ring material."

See also

• minimoon
• moonet
• moonette
• moonito