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Can you see all planets from the moon?
On Pluto, the large moon Charon, just 17,000 km overhead, would appear nearly twice the size of our moon on Earth. However, Pluto and Charon are "tidally locked" so that each keeps the same face towad the other as they co-rotate. So Charon is only visible from one side of Pluto, and only that same side of Pluto is visible from Charon. The other four Pluto moons would be difficult to see without a telescope, since they are small and orbiting three and four times as distant.
Which two planets have only ONE moon?
In our solar system, the Earth is the only planet which has a single moon. For a long time, Pluto had only one confirmed moon called Charon, but it is now known to have at least two more moons called Hydra and Nix. And Pluto is no longer considered to be a planet.
Which planet has more clouds earth or mars?
Mars has no atmosphere and therefore no clouds in the atmosphere. It does have polar caps, and sometimes brief gushes of water on the surface. National geographic has had articles about this with photos from the NASA satellite surveyor plus the robot on-ground surveyor it put up there.
Does the moon have more volcanoes?
No. There are no volcanoes on the moon.
When compared to the orbit of a comet the orbit of jupiter is?
It is more circular. :-]
How many moons are orbiting mars?
Two. See the related link for more information.
What is the largest moon of mars?
The larger of the two moons of Mars is Phobos, still comparatively tiny (only 22 km in diameter) compared to Earth's Moon. The second moon, Deimos, even more irregularly-shaped, is only 1/7 the size of Phobos.
The only rocky planet to have more than one moon is?
Mars is the only rocky planet to have two moons, named Phobos and Deimos. Earth only has one moon and both Mercury and Venus have none.
Which is bigger Phobos or Deimos?
Phobos, Mars' closest satellite, come from the Greek word meaning 'fear', whilst Deimos means 'panic', both following on from the Mars/War theme. Orbiting at a meagre 6000km from the surface of Mars, Phobos is the closest moon to its' parent planet in the Solar System (at least that we know of), whilst Deimos is the smallest known solar system satellite. Phobos and Deimos are both believed to be captured asteroids, due to their irregular shape and small size (Phobos having a 22.2km wide diameter, whilst Deimos is just 12.6km wide!). Both moons are, however, heavily cratered and are believed to be made up of rock and ice. Like our moon they have a coating of dust on their surfaces. Phobos' orbit is such that it rises in the west and sets in the east, often more than once in one day. However, I'm afraid there isn't realy much future left for Phobos as an independent moon of Mars. This is because in little over 50 million years it is destined to crash into Mars (with a thud) due to the planet's tidal forces lowering its orbit (presently at about 1.8cm/year). Nevertheless, it (and Deimos) have been seen by many spacecraft since it was discovered by Asaph Hall in 1877, such as the Mariner 9, Viking 1, Phobos and Phobos 2, the last of which even detected an outgassing coming from Phobos.
What are the names of the moons of Mars?
The red planet has two moons- Phobos and Deimos
Does Mars have more moons than Earth?
Yes. Mars has two: Phobos and Deimos; Earth has only one.
What year did Phobos and diemos land on mars?
Phobos and deimos are moons of mars they never "landed on it" and unlike earth mars' two moons are more likely to be captured asteroids.
What are some information about the moons on mars?
Mars has two moons: Phobos and Deimos. Both are tiny, asteroid-like bodies with no atmosphere and irregular surfaces. Both orbit much more closely to Mars than the moon orbits Earth.
Is Mars only made up of Mars?
Mars has two small moons, Deimos and Phobos. See the related link listed below for more information:
Which planet has one more moon than the earth?
Mars has two widely recognized moons, phobos and deimos (fear and loathing in greek mythology).However this is really only convention: Earth, like most of the planets, actually has hundreds of 'moons' and satellites; which we decide to be moon-worthy is actually pretty arbitrary.
Who are Aphrodite relatives?
Her father was the genitals of Uranus, and her mother was Mediterranean foam. Through her "father" she was more or less distantly related to Zeus and all the Olympic gods.
What way does Phobos go?
In the same direction as Mars rotates and as Deimos goes around the planet, from west to east (if you were looking down from above Mars' north pole, counterclockwise). So both Phobos and Deimos "go" in the same direction but only Deimos rises in the east and sets in the west on Mars because the rotation of the planet is faster than the revolution of the satellite around it, while Phobos' closer orbit around Mars gives it more relative speed than the rotating Martian surface, and the smaller satellite actually appears to move in the opposite direction in the Martian sky, rising in the west and setting in the east!!
