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Can a moon revolve around a planet?
It has to do that.
How is a moon different from a planet or a dwarf planet?
What makes a moon a moon is the fact that it is smaller than the object it is orbiting, and is orbiting the object (the planet) constantly.The definition of a moon is "a natural satellite revolving around a planet". Since a satellite is an object that orbits a bigger object, usually a planet, and is not a planet due to its small size, it is considered a moon and not another planet.
What planets does Mars revolve around?
Mars does not revolve around any planets, it is a planet in its own right. If it did, it would be called a moon. It orbits the sun directly.
Why moon revolve around the earth why not around the sun?
The moon does BOTH.
How many days that the Moon revolve around the Earth?
It takes the Moon about 27 1/2 days to revolve once around Earth.
Can a moon revolve around a planet?
It has to do that.
Can a moon revolve around it's planet?
A moon always revolves around its planet.
What planet does the largest moon revolve around?
Jupiter. The moon is Ganymede.
What planet does it revolve around?
The Moon orbits the Earth.
What is another name for moon or moons that revolve around a planet?
Satellites
Which planet does the moon revolve around?
It depends on which moon you're referring to. If you mean the moon in our sky, then the earth.
Is the moon a fourth planet?
No, by definition a body must revolve around the sun in its own path to be planet. The moon has a path around earth and the sun.
Which planet orbits the earth?
no its funny. moon is a natural satellite to revolve around earth
What causes the moon to orbit earth and earth to revolve around the sun?
Gravity
How is a moon different from a planet or a dwarf planet?
What makes a moon a moon is the fact that it is smaller than the object it is orbiting, and is orbiting the object (the planet) constantly.The definition of a moon is "a natural satellite revolving around a planet". Since a satellite is an object that orbits a bigger object, usually a planet, and is not a planet due to its small size, it is considered a moon and not another planet.
What planets does Mars revolve around?
Mars does not revolve around any planets, it is a planet in its own right. If it did, it would be called a moon. It orbits the sun directly.
Does Ceres revolve around another planet?
No. If Ceres orbited a planet it would be a moon. It orbits the sun, so it is classified as a dwarf planet.
