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Can asteroids become moons?
No. An asteroid can get captured by an asteroid and become a moon, but not the moon. Our moon is too large to be considered an asteroid.
Which moon is a captured asteroid?
Phobos and Deimos are believed to be captured moons.
What or Which theory says that the Moon was pulled from the Earth?
The second theory says that the moon is a captured asteroid.
What was Phobos before it became a moon?
It is believed that Phobos was most likely a captured asteroid.
Is the moon inside or out the asteroid belt?
The asteroid belt is shaped like a donut. The earth and moon, mars, venus, mercury and sun are all in the hole in the middle.
Is the moon captured?
The moons Phobos and Deimos of planet Mars are believed to be captured asteroids because of their closeness to the Asteroid Belt. And Triton, one of Neptune's moons, is also believed to be captured by the Kuper Belt. But if you're asking about the Earth's moon, it's not.
What is the bowl shaped pits on the moon called?
The bowl-shaped pits on the moon are called impact craters. They are formed when a meteorite or asteroid collides with the moon's surface, causing the material to be ejected and creating a depression.
If an asteroid passed by Earth at just the right distance it would be captured by Earth's gravity and become our second moon?
It is highly unlikely for an asteroid to become a second moon of the Earth. For an object to be captured as a moon, it would need to slow down significantly to match Earth's velocity, which is a rare occurrence in space due to various factors like velocity, trajectory, and gravity. Even if an asteroid did get captured, it might not stay in a stable orbit and could eventually be flung back into space or collide with Earth.
What happened when one or more large asteroid collided with earth about 65 million years ago?
it shaped the moon
What causes the moon to revolve around earth in an ellipse-shaped orbit?
The gravitational attraction of the earth on the moon. The ellipse including a circle indicates a captured orbit. If the moon was not captured it could travel the path of a parabola or Hyperbola.
What moon is believed to be captured asteroid?
The Martian moon Phobos is believed to be very similar to C- and D-type asteroids, and it has been suggested that it also has the properties of a carbonaceous chondrite.
What is the name of the asteroid that had its own moon?
The first confirmed case of an asteroid orbiting another asteroid is the asteroid Ida which is orbited by a smaller asteroid orbiting it called Dactyl; other asteroid moons have been found since.
