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The inner terrestrial planets are far less massive than the giant outer planets and therefore have weaker gravity.

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Q: Why do the inner planets have fewer moons?
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How many planets have fewer than ten moons?

In our solar system, four, all four inner planets. Mercury and Venus have no moons, Earth has one and Mars has two.


Could do the inner planets have lots of moons?

The inner planets do not have many moons because what could become moons is usually trapped by one of the outer planets gravitational pull, lost in the asteroid belt, or crashes into the inner planets.


Do all inner planets have moons?

No. Mercury and Venus have no moons.


Which two inner planets do not have moons?

Mercury and Venus do not have moons.


Do inner planets have few or many moons?

The inner planets of our solar system have few or no moons. Mercury and Venus have none, Earth has one, and Mars has two.


What inner planets have no moon?

Mercury has no moons Venus has no moons Earth has 1 moon (Of course) Mars has 2 moons And that's all the inner planets HOPE IT HELPED :)


What inner planets have moons?

Earth and Mars


Does Mercury have inner planets?

Mercury is an inner planet. It does not have any moons.


Do the inner planets have 4 or less moons?

yes


Among all the planets which planets have moons?

All except the inner two.


Of the inner planets which contains the most number of moons?

Of the inner planets, Mars has the most moons. Mars has 2 moons compared the Earth having 1 moon and Venus and Mercury having none.


What has many moons inner planets or outer planets?

the inner plants have a total of three moons. our moon, and two moons of mars. Phobos, and Deimos. but the out planets have many more moons. Neptune has the least amount of moons out of all the outer planets. it has 13 moons. but, the other outer planets have way more. Jupiter even has 63. of course, there are probably many more moons still to be discovered. well, not for earth and mars. in total, the outer planets must have at least 100 moons.