moonlet
/ˈmuːnlɪt/
noun
- A small natural or artificial satellite orbiting a planet or other body.
- Some planets have dozens of moonlets in addition to their main moons.
- Astronomers discovered a tiny moonlet orbiting Saturn.
- The spacecraft photographed a moonlet near the asteroid belt.
- A small, moon-shaped object or decoration.
- She wore a necklace with a silver moonlet charm.
- The garden had a fountain shaped like a moonlet.
- The children made paper moonlets for the classroom display.