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The moon used to be part of the earth

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Why are there different kinds of moons?

Moons are big rocks in space so they are not created all the same way.


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Uranus has at least 27 moons that we know of.


The moon's diameter would fit in the Earth's diameter?

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How many moons can fit inside a sun?

Both moons and suns, vary so widely in size that it's impossible to answer this. Very roughly a million Earths fit into our sun. The moon is 1/6 the size of Earth. Therefore, 6 million moons fit in the sun,


Why do the outer planets have more moons than the inner planet?

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How do rocks or comets are cause to crash into moons surface?

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How can there be so many moons in the solar system?

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Why planets and moons appear to look shiny?

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How many moons fit inside earth?

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Who has the lest moons?

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