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Size is not the differentiation of whether something is a planet or moon. The difference is what ir orbits. A planet orbits a star, and only a star. A moon orbits a planet. A moon is always smaller than the planet it belongs to, but some large moons are bigger than small planets. Ganymede and Titan are both larger than the planet Mercury, but are still much smaller than than planets they orbit, Jupiter and Saturn.
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What dwarf planet is smaller than the earth's moon?
Pluto is the dwarf planet that is smaller than the Earth's moon.
Are all of the planet Moon's round?
No. Jupiter's smaller moons are irregular in shape.
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.
Is the milkway Jupiter the moon or the sun smaller?
Luna, our moon, is thousands of times smaller than planet Jupiter, millions of times smaller than the Sun, and trillions of times smaller than the Milky Way galaxy.So Luna is the smallest of the 4 objects you named.
Which planet has the smallest sized moon?
The smaller and more distant a moon is, the harder it is to detect. The smallest moon so far discovered is Aegaeon, a moon of Saturn with a diameter of around half a kilometre.
What dwarf planet is smaller than the earth's moon?
Pluto is the dwarf planet that is smaller than the Earth's moon.
Which planet is smaller than the earths moon?
none, the moon is smaller than all the other planets in our solar system.
What is the smaller than the earths moon?
Pluto is the dwarf planet that is smaller than the Earth's moon.
Is Mercury smaller than the planet Titan?
Mercury is smaller than Titan, but Titan is a moon, not a planet.
Is the earths moon smaller than its host planet?
It's true, the moon is smaller than the Earth.
What planet is rock and ice and smaller than Earth's moon?
Pluto, which is no longer considered a planet, is made of rock and ice and is smaller than Earth's moon.
Are any planets smaller than the moon?
Pluto, although it isn't a proper planet is smaller than the moon
Does smaller planet orbit bigger planet or does bigger planet orbit smaller planet?
Planets orbit stars, not other planets. A planet-like object that orbits a planet is a moon.
The moon a plant yes or no?
not a planet so much but more of the elements on that planet. The earths moon gravity creates the tide
Can a moon be bigger than the planet it orbits?
No. The moon is always the smaller body in such a system. The smaller object will always be the one doing the orbiting.
What is a small planet going around a big planet called?
A small planet going round a big planet is called a moon. Like our moon, it is smaller than Earth - so all planets orbiting round a bigger planet is called a moon.
Are you sure Pluto is smaller than Earth's moon?
yesbecause it is smaller than every other planet
