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What orbits around the planets?
moons
What orbits some planets?
moons
What are the types of moons?
The main types of moons are regular moons, irregular moons, and captured moons. Regular moons have nearly circular orbits, while irregular moons have more eccentric orbits. Captured moons are asteroids or dwarf planets that were captured into orbit around a larger celestial body.
How are asteroid and moons alike and different?
Both asteroids and moons can be rocky. An asteroid orbits the Sun while a moon orbits a planet. Mars has two moons (Deimos and Phobos) that are most likely former asteroids.
What is a system in which moons orbit a star?
Moons don't orbit stars; they orbit planets. If it's a moon, then it orbits a planet. If it orbits a star, then it isn't a moon, it's a planet.
What moons circle mars?
Mars has two small moons named Phobos and Deimos. Phobos is the larger of the two moons and orbits very close to Mars, while Deimos is smaller and orbits further away. Both moons are thought to be captured asteroids.
Does Mars have moons or suns surrounding it?
Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Mars orbits the sun
How does a moons motion compare to a planets motion?
A moon orbits around a planet, while a planet orbits around a star. Moons tend to have faster and smaller orbits compared to planets, which follow larger and slower orbits around the star. Additionally, moons' orbits are influenced by the gravitational pull of their host planet, whereas planets are not typically influenced by other celestial bodies in the same way.
Why planets and moons of planets stay in their orbits?
The forces of gravity between two masses are the cause of all orbits.
How do the orbit of planets differ from the orbit of moons?
A planet orbits a star. A moon orbits a planet or dwarf planet.
How does Charon's orbit around Pluto different from the orbits of most moons around their planets?
Charon orbits once every time Pluto rotates once. Other moons(including ours)don't do that.
How does Charons orbit around Pluto differ from the orbits of most moons around their planets?
Charon orbits once every time Pluto rotates once. Other moons(including ours)don't do that.
