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Will a large moon break apart if it gets closer to its planet than its original orbit?
Not necessarily. There is a distance, called the Roche limit, at which tidal forces on a moon will exceed the tensile strength of the material the moon is made of, at which point the moon will break into smaller pieces. The Roche limit has nothing to do with the size of the original orbit, other than the fact that the original orbit cannot be inside the Roche limit (or the moon would never have formed in the first place).
What is bigger earths moon or Mars?
I think Mars is bigger than Earths moon.
Which out of the moon or the sun is more attracted to the earths ocean?
The moon has a greater effect than the sun on the earths oceans.
When spacecraft goes on moon how it revolves after leaving earths gravitational pull?
ahhh now.... When a spacecraft leaves earths atmoshere it does not leave earths gravitational pull! the moon itself is in earths gravitational pull. which is what stops the moon from floating away so as far as i can imagine if you put a space craft on the moon you have not left earths gravitational pull or the E.G.P
Which is larger the earth or the earths orbit?
the earths orbit because the earths orbit is the size of earth + the size of the moon
Will a large moon break apart if it gets closer to its planet than its original orbit?
Not necessarily. There is a distance, called the Roche limit, at which tidal forces on a moon will exceed the tensile strength of the material the moon is made of, at which point the moon will break into smaller pieces. The Roche limit has nothing to do with the size of the original orbit, other than the fact that the original orbit cannot be inside the Roche limit (or the moon would never have formed in the first place).
Are only gas planets able to have planetary rings?
In our solar system yes, but heres why. The ability for a planet to turn an orbiting body into dust that would become a ring is called the "Roche Limit." Any moon or large asteroid within this range of the planet will be torn up by tidal forces until it becomes a ring. The thing that determines the Roche Limit is the planet's gravity and the tensile strength of the orbiting object. The higher the gravity is, the larger the limit, and the stronger the object, the closer it can be to the planet. The Gas Giants all have large gravitational forces, which allows them to have a much larger Roche Limit. This increases the chances that a moon will fall inside that limit.
What happens to natural satellites if they move within the Roche limit and which moons are close to this limit?
The theory is that the moons of a large planet are subject to tidal stresses that attempt to rip the moon apart. The further out the moon, the lower the tidal stresses will be. But too close to the planet, the tidal forces would cause the moon to disintegrate into smaller bodies, which might expand into ring systems. The rings of Saturn are the most elegant, but Jupiter has small rings and both Neptune and Uranus have at least partial rings.
Why is the moon known as the earths natural satellite?
The Moon is a naturally created object. The word 'satellite' means ' an object or entity associated with and close to a larger object or entity'. The Moon is close to the Earth and orbits around the Earth.
What does the earths moon mean?
the earths moon helps sustsian the gravity on the earths oceancs keeping them in balance
What is bigger earths moon or Mars?
I think Mars is bigger than Earths moon.
How many earths fit across the moon?
0.578987334321 Earths fit into the moon because the moon is smaller than the Earth
What is the name of the earths planet moon?
the moon
Where is earths moon located?
earths moon is located basicly on the earths gravitational pull called the ionosphere which is the highest magnetic field of earth
What is the atmosphere of the earths moon?
There is no atmosphere on the Earth's moon.
What has the greatest effect on earths tides?
The moon.
Is the earths moon a girl or boy?
Neither it is a moon!
