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A large object that's orbits a planet is call a?
Anything that orbits a planet is called a satellite. There are 2 types: artificial (the ones we make take the old Sputnik for example) and natural (the Moon)
What orbits a planet and its not a moon?
An object which orbits a planet is generically called a satellite. The moon is a satellite, but so are artificial satellites, and occasionally asteroids and space junk.
What is the definition of a natural satellite?
A natural satellite is a celestial body that orbits a planet. These satellites are not man-made and are typically smaller than the planet they orbit. Earth's moon is an example of a natural satellite.
What is a small body revolving around planet - a moon?
A moon is a natural satellite that orbits a planet. Moons come in various sizes and can have different characteristics depending on their composition and distance from the planet. The Earth's moon is an example of a natural satellite.
Which planet does the satellite Atlas orbit?
The Satellite Atlas orbits the planet Saturn.
What is the difference between the natural satellite and earth?
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet, while Earth is a planet that has its own natural satellite, the Moon. Earth is a celestial body that orbits the Sun, whereas a natural satellite orbits a planet.
What is a natural satellite that orbits a planet called?
That's exactly what it's called, a satellite. Or a moon.
What objects orbit a planet?
When an object, either man-made or natural, orbits a planet it is called a satellite.
An object that orbits a planet is called a?
A satellite.
Moon is a planet or not?
No the moon is not a planet, it is a natural satellite of Earth.
What else can you call a moon?
A moon can also be referred to as a natural satellite or a celestial body that orbits a planet.
Is the moon a planet or not?
No, the moon is not a planet. It is a natural satellite that orbits around the Earth.
Is the moon a planet?
No, the moon is not a planet. It is a natural satellite that orbits around the Earth.
Why is the moon called a satellite of earth?
A satellite is an object that orbits around a planet or body in space. There are artificial satellites and natural satellites. An artificial satellite is an object, like a space station, that has been set into orbit around a planet by humans. A natural satellite naturally finds its way into close orbit around a planet, like the moon naturally orbits the Earth.
What is an object that orbits a larger object?
An astronomical object that moves (revolves) around a larger object is called a satellite. A natural satellite of a planet is called a moon.
Does the moon count as a planet?
No, the moon is not considered a planet. It is a natural satellite that orbits a planet, in this case Earth. A planet is defined as a celestial body that orbits a star and is massive enough to have its own gravity shape it into a round or nearly round shape.
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.
