The moon is that weightless magnet that has hypnotized human beings for millennia. Its alluring glow has inspired countless poems and works of art, but it is not the only one that illuminates the universe. Currently there are 173 known moons in our solar system. With names that allude to gods and landscapes that dazzle, they all boast a delirious beauty.
Here we show you beautiful photographs of the 10 sexiest moons in the world.
1. Rhea
This is the side of Rhea that is always facing Saturn. The photograph was taken by NASA and colored to appreciate each of its nooks and crannies. Named in honor of the wife of Cronus, mother of all the gods, her image inspires power and femininity.
2. Europe
Europe is a lover of the planet it orbits. Its name honors one of the wives of Zeus, the Greek counterpart of Jupiter. The cracks on its surface are due to the force with which this planet attracts it towards itself. It is thought to be filled with towering ice stalagmites.
3. Triton
This moon is the largest satellite of Neptune and the only one that orbits it in the opposite direction. Multiple volcanic eruptions have sculpted its rugged surface.
4. Io
In Greek mythology Io was a priestess, and this moon of Jupiter seems to honor her fervor: it has the greatest volcanic activity in the entire Milky Way. Every 1,000 years it is completely covered in lava.
5. Phobos
It’s practically a floating stone. As its craters reveal, it is getting closer to colliding with its planet, Mars, named after the Roman god of war.
6. Ganymede
Named to honor the Trojan hero, it is the largest in the Solar System. It has been proven that Ganymede takes refuge under a thin layer of oxygen, in addition to having a mysterious magnetic atmosphere.
7. Oberon
It is located in the vicinity of Uranus and is completely made of rock and ice. Light rays surround it that recall the magic of the Shakespeare character to whom it owes its nickname. This photograph comes from the trip in 1987.
8. Callisto
Another beautiful satellite floating around Jupiter. The colored mosaics on its surface have been caused by numerous collisions. This moon, which is as large as Mercury, is perhaps the most cratered object in the entire Milky Way.
9. Pampers
Mimas rotates at a very close distance from Saturn. It was named to pay homage to a violent giant from Greek mythology. The huge crater on its surface probably served as inspiration for creating the Death Star in Star Wars.
10. Our moon
Why doesn’t our moon have its own name? The explanation is simple: we believed that it was the only one that existed in the universe before Galileo Galilei dusted off his telescope. Although we can see it almost every night, a beautiful photograph of the blood moon could not be missing from this list.