What is Venus’ quasi-moon Zoozve?


Nasser had investigated this strange label, having confirmed that Venus has no known moons, and discovered that the name (and the inclusion of the moon itself) was a mistake made by the artist who had made the poster. When researching which moons to include, Alex Foster, the artist, had seen something online about the discovery of Venus’ quasi-moon and had written “2002VE” in his notes, later misreading it as “ZOOZVE.” 

Nasser reached out to Brian Skiff, convincing him to pursue an official renaming of the object to the more delightful Zoozve, and on Feb. 5, 2024, the IAU officially announced the newly named quasi-moon. 

Although Venus remains a moonless planet, its newly-named quasi-satellite is a welcome addition to the planetary family.



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