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What makes a heavenly object a planet and not a star or a moon?
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∙ 13y ago
A Star is an active heavenly body in which Thermo Nuclear Fusion is the source of continuous supply of energy.No such reaction takes place in planets,so they do not have light of their own.Stars are bigger than planets,that is why planets revolve around stars.A moon or a satellite is much smaller and colder than a planet
and hence a moon or a satellite revolves around a planet.
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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.
Which planet is considered the brigthest heavenly body aside from the sun and moon?
Venus is the third brightest object in the sky after the sun and moon, and the brightest planet, but only at certain times when it is at the right position in its orbit relative to the earth and sun.
What are the classifications of a moon to be a moon?
A moon is an object that orbits a planet
What is the name of a heavenly body that revolves around a planet?
A natural satellite, or a moon.
Was the moon formed after a planet-sized object collided with the sun.?
No. The moon formed after a planet-sized object collided with Earth.
What is the shape of a sun moon planet or star?
Most heavenly bodies are spherical in shape.
Do Planets have moons?
Some do and some don't. Some planets have more then one moon. By definition a heavenly body that circulate another heavenly body is called a moon. A heavenly body that circulates a star (sun) is called a planet.
Is the moon the nearest planet to the sun?
No. Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. The moon is not a planet and is the closest object in space to Earth.
What is the capital of the moon?
the moon is a planet satellite (object orbiting a planet), there is no capital!!!!!!! and no one lives there to make one
What is th eclipse?
An eclipse takes place when one heavenly body such as a moon or planet moves into the shadow of another heavenly body. There are two types of eclipses on Earth: an eclipse of the moon and an eclipse of the sun.
Astronomers discovered a moon that does not orbit a planet?
that would ruin the very definition of a moon. a moon is an object that orbits a planet, so it's impossible.
Are some moons larger than their terrestrial planet?
No. In a planet-moon pair the larger object is planet.
