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The orbit of the Moon is distinctly elliptical with an average eccentricity of 0.0549.
The orbit of the Earth is distinctly elliptical with an average eccentricity of 0.01671123.
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What is the process that causes the moon to change phases?
The moon changes phases because different portions of the moon are illuminated by the sun, as seen by observers on Earth. The angle formed by the sun, the Earth, and the moon, is constantly changing as the Earth orbits the sun and the moon orbits the Earth.
The moon orbits what planet?
The moon with the specific name 'The Moon' orbits planet Earth.
What does the moon refect as it orbits the moon?
The Moon reflects the light of Sun towards Earth as it orbits Earth.
Does the moon orbit Earth or does the Earth orbit the moon?
The moon orbits Earth.
How long for Moon to orbit Sun?
The Moon actually orbits the Earth, which it does in 28 days, but if you consider the Earth and the Moon as a double system, then the Moon orbits the Sun once a year, just as the Earth does. The Moon is much closer to the Earth than the Earth and the Moon are to the Sun.
How is the earth and moon orbit different?
The Earth orbits around the Sun, while the moon orbits around the Earth.
How are moons and asteroids different?
"An asteroid is a piece of moon that orbits the sun and a moon is a giant rock sphere that orbits earth."
What are the different way the earth move?
The earth turns on its axis; it orbits around the earth-moon barycenter; it orbits around the sun.
Do other planet have different moon from your moon?
Yes they do. Our moon only orbits our planet - earth.
Does the Moon's shape change or does how you see it change?
What changes from days to day is the amount of sunlight we see on the moon. As the moon orbits the earth and the earth orbits the sun, the sun hits the moon at a different angle in relation to the earth.
What kind of satellite is on the moon and orbits Earth?
The moon IS a satellite that orbits earth
What are three different ways that the earth moves?
The earth turns on its axis; it orbits around the earth-moon barycenter; it orbits around the sun.
What is the process that causes the moon to change phases?
The moon changes phases because different portions of the moon are illuminated by the sun, as seen by observers on Earth. The angle formed by the sun, the Earth, and the moon, is constantly changing as the Earth orbits the sun and the moon orbits the Earth.
The moon orbits what planet?
The moon with the specific name 'The Moon' orbits planet Earth.
What does the moon refect as it orbits the moon?
The Moon reflects the light of Sun towards Earth as it orbits Earth.
What shape does the moon orbits the earth?
The moon orbits the earth almost a complete circle.
Dose the moon and the earth orbit around the sun?
The Moon orbits the Earth, the Earth orbits the Sun
