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The fact that most moons always show the same face to their planet is?
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a natural consequence of tidal forces acting on the moons.
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What planet has 21 moon?
No planet in our Solar System has 21 moons. See related question for information concerning moons in our Solar System
What are the names of the moons of Mercury?
Mercury has no moons.http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/mercury/how-many-moons-does-mercury-have/Merury has no moons along with venus.Mercury does not have any moons. In fact, Mercury and Venus are the only planets that don't.
Is Jupiter's moon Ganymede a gas or solid planet?
Ganymede is solid, as are all the moons in the solar system. However, the fact that Ganymede is a moon means that it is not a planet.
What is the 5 interesting fact about neptune?
There are a variety of interesting facts about the planet Neptune. There are 14 moons of Neptune, and the surface temperature is about -201 degrees Celsius.
Is the earth the only planet with a moon or moons?
Within the Solar System, Earth is the only planet with one moon - The Moon.
What planet does not have a lunar eclipse?
mercury does not have any due to the fact that it has no moons
What planet has 21 moon?
No planet in our Solar System has 21 moons. See related question for information concerning moons in our Solar System
What are the names of the moons of Mercury?
Mercury has no moons.http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/mercury/how-many-moons-does-mercury-have/Merury has no moons along with venus.Mercury does not have any moons. In fact, Mercury and Venus are the only planets that don't.
Is Jupiter's moon Ganymede a gas or solid planet?
Ganymede is solid, as are all the moons in the solar system. However, the fact that Ganymede is a moon means that it is not a planet.
Is the earth the only planet with a moon or moons?
Within the Solar System, Earth is the only planet with one moon - The Moon.
What is the 5 interesting fact about neptune?
There are a variety of interesting facts about the planet Neptune. There are 14 moons of Neptune, and the surface temperature is about -201 degrees Celsius.
What planet has more moons than earth or mars?
These planets have the following numbers of moons: Earth - 1 Mars - 2 Jupiter - 63 - 4 of these are known as the 'Galilean moons'; the largest of the planet's satellites discovered by Galileo Saturn - 61 Uranus - 27 - Interesting fact - all of Uranus' moons are named after Shakespearean characters Neptune - 13 Pluto (even though it is technically a dwarf planet) - 3 All of the planets in the solar system have moons except for Mercury and Venus. Earth has only 1 and Mars 2, so all of the planets that follow have more moons than Earth or Mars.
What are some of the names of the moons of Jupiter- list a few of the biggest ones?
"Jumping Jupiter" got it's nickname from the fact that it's orbiting moons made the planet seem to jump, or pulsate. While at leat 67 moons are currently known, the four moons referred to as "Galilean moons" are Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. See the Related Wikipedia Link listed below for more information:
Do asteroids rotate?
Yes, they generally rotate or tumble through space. Some will very quickly, while other will very slowly.
What planet has the most satiltes or moons?
Thanks to unmanned probes like Voyager I and II, as well as continued use of the Hubble Space Telescope and terrestrial observatories, we now know that Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune all have impressive numbers of moons, with more being discovered every few years. So far, Jupiter is out front with 67 moons. Not surprising, since Jupiter is the largest of the eight true planets, and therefore has the strongest gravitational field. Well over half of these moons are captured asteroids. Four of Jupiter's moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, are among the largest moons in the Solar System, in fact, Ganymede, the largest is actually larger than the planet Mercury. Saturn is in second place with 62 moons. Its largest, Titan, is the Solar System's largest moon.
Why does the moon have different temperatures even though there is no atmosphere?
The moon is in an orbit where it will never face us. Whenever the moons dark side is faced away it will always be in the shade, thus making it colder. Same with the bright side. Fun fact for you: The Apollo astronauts were the only people to see the dark side of the moon.
How is Jupiter and its moons like the solar system?
Jupiter is a gas planet that was too small to become a sun itself. The fact that it is orbited by 67 natural satellites makes it similar to the solar system and its many orbiting satellites. The biggest difference is the light from Jupiter's moons comes not from Jupiter itself but from the sun it orbits.
