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Can gas giants orbit closely to the stars they orbit?

Yes. We have detected gas giants orbiting very close to their stars.


What where the giants called before giants?

No, they were called hybrids or unclean humans


Is there more than one moon orbiting around your planet?

In terms of the earth, there is only one moon orbiting around it. In terms of other planets, some planets, like Mars or Venus and Murcury have no moons. Other's like all the Gas Giants have more than one moon orbiting it.


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Scientifically speaking, it was a supernova star that exploded and sent matter into space. this matter collected and pressurized creating the sun's spark. once the sun came, the chunks of rock, dust, and other stuff started orbiting it and collided together to make bigger chunks, which turned into the rocky planets, mercury, Venus earth, and mars. the gas giants came the same way the sun did. the gases and pressure, and other forces, squeezed gas together and made gas giants. If you were looking for a religious answer you'll need to specify which religion, but generally speaking, it was either a god or some other supernatural being.


What is a male giantess called?

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Are gas giants made of rocks and ice?

no they are made of gas. which is why they are called GAS giants


How do you get giant bone?

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What planets are called the ice giants?

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The outer planets are sometimes called Jovian Planets or gas giants or for Uranus and Neptune (Ice Giants)