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Gravity. As the planet rotates it's mass holds it's moons within it's orbit. The larger the planet the stronger is its gravitational pull.
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A natural object that orbits a planet?
moon Actually, anything that orbits a planet is called a satellite. Natural examples are moons, but man-made ones are things like the telescopes sent up from earth.
How many moons does Planet X have?
Planet X is a hypothetical planet that has yet to be confirmed. Therefore until it is discovered, it will not have any moons.
What do moons orbit?
A natural satellite (or moon), usually orbits a major planet.
How are asteroid and moons alike and different?
Both asteroids and moons can be rocky. An asteroid orbits the Sun while a moon orbits a planet. Mars has two moons (Deimos and Phobos) that are most likely former asteroids.
What planet has no moons and orbits the sun very fast?
That would be Mercury. Venus also has no moons, but does not move as fast as Mercury.
How do the orbit of planets differ from the orbit of moons?
A planet orbits a star. A moon orbits a planet or dwarf planet.
How does the sun orbits oroung the moon?
The sun does not orbit around the moon. The earth orbits the sun and the earths moon (every planet has 1 or more moons) orbits earth.
What is a system in which moons orbit a star?
Moons don't orbit stars; they orbit planets. If it's a moon, then it orbits a planet. If it orbits a star, then it isn't a moon, it's a planet.
Why are Saturn's moons not planets?
A moon is an object that orbits a planet. A planet cannot orbit another planet.
A natural object that orbits a planet?
moon Actually, anything that orbits a planet is called a satellite. Natural examples are moons, but man-made ones are things like the telescopes sent up from earth.
What orbits a planet at a close distance?
A moon, or perhaps many moons.
What is the planet that titan orbits around?
Titan is one of Saturn's moons.
What planet has a satellite called Triton?
The satellite Triton is on the planet Neptune. It is the largest of Neptune's moons. Neptune has 13 moons. It orbits in the opposite direction if its planet's rotation.
Which planet has 0 moons and orbits the sun very fast?
Mercury. It is the closest planet to the sun and so orbits at the fastest speed and in the shortest time, just 88 days. Venus also has no moons and orbits very quickly, since it is only the second planet out. Not as quickly as mercury though.
How many moons does Planet X have?
Planet X is a hypothetical planet that has yet to be confirmed. Therefore until it is discovered, it will not have any moons.
What planet is hot and no moons but orbits very fast around the sun?
mecur
What planet does moon orbits?
All the planets except Venus and Mercury have moons.
