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Many asteroids have hit the moon. That's why it's covered in craters.
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Can an asteroid hit a moon?
yes but that would add energy to the moon's orbit
Will the moon be destroy if an asteroid hit it?
No. The moon is large enough that even a collision with the solar system's largest asteroid would not destroy it.
Is the moon of earth?
An asteroid had hit Earth and knocked of a chunk that is now called the moon.
Why do asteroids hit the moon?
Asteroid's hitting the moon is a completely random event. However, if an asteroid was flying past the moon, gravity may pull it towards the surface.
Can asteroids become moons?
No. An asteroid can get captured by an asteroid and become a moon, but not the moon. Our moon is too large to be considered an asteroid.
What is the name of the asteroid that had its own moon?
The first confirmed case of an asteroid orbiting another asteroid is the asteroid Ida which is orbited by a smaller asteroid orbiting it called Dactyl; other asteroid moons have been found since.
Is the Moon's on the asteroid belt?
Earth’s Moon is far from the Astroid belt. However, the main belt astroid Ida has its own moon called Dactyl.
Earth's moon hypothetically was a portion of earth when it was hit by an asteroid how was this possible?
if a meteor hit earth and a piece of earth (the moon) chipped off. earths gravitational pull could be sufficient to make the moon orbit around the earth.
Is the moon a dried up sun?
No, the Moon is made up of debris that came from an asteroid that hit the Earth which supposedly caused the Earth's 23.5 degree tilt.
What is within moon?
asteroid
Is Ida a moon?
No, its an asteroid but it has a moon called Dactyl
What does this say about earth's chances of being hit by an asteroid compared to the Moon's chances?
Earth's chance: 15% Moons chance: 50%
