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What is the term to describe the orbit of a planet?
Things that orbit around other things are called satellites, manufactured or not.
Could Jupiter orbit one of Mars moons?
No, the moons of Mars (Phobos and Phoebe) orbit Mars. Jupiter is another planet and has its own moons.
How many moons are in our orbit?
Only one. The Moon
Do any moons orbit earth?
Yes. One moon orbit Earth (The moon)
What body in the solar system is one focus of the moons orbit?
Earth is.
What body of the solar system is one focus on the moons orbit?
Earth is.
What fraction of the moons of the planets orbit in the same direction that their planets rotate?
Approximately 75% of the moons in our solar system orbit in the same direction that their planets rotate. This is known as prograde motion. Moons that orbit in the opposite direction are called retrograde.
What is Pluto's origin?
Pluto was one of Neptune's moons that somehow escaped its orbit.
How can Pluto have moons?
Any object in space with enough gravity to keep a moon in orbit can have moons. Pluto is one of those objects.
What is one orbit for Uranus?
The moons of Uranus. See related question.
Why is the moons distance from the earth continually changing?
elliptical orbit with earth at one focus.
Is the moons orbit in the same 3d plane as earths orbit?
No. For one thing, a plane is, by definition, 2-dimensional. The moon's orbit is tilted about 5 degrees relative to Earth's orbit.
