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Why are the rings of each gas giant planet closer to the planet than its large moons are?
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The rings are made up of small debree and therefor are on a tight close orbit around the planet. The large moons are the opposite because they are large and therefor on a much further out orbit. The sun has a gravitational pull on all things in our solar system and its pull is much larger on the moon and it keeps it further away from the sun.
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What planet has 23 known moons?
In our solar system, there are no planets thought to have 23 moons. Uranus has 27 known moons, and Neptune has 13. There is no planet in our system with a closer number.
Witch planet has 2 moons?
Mars is the only planet with two moons. Though all the large planets have at least three or four moons.
Which planet has 5 large moons and 10 small moons?
That planet would be: Saturn. Please send me a trust point!
Which terrestrial planet has the most moons?
Mars, which is a terrestial planet, has two moons. However, Jupiter, which is a gas giant and not terrestial, has at least 14 moons.
Which planet has the most number of moons?
In our solar system, the planet Jupiter has the most (63) confirmed moons, though that # may go up in the future after closer observations of Jupiter.
What planet has ten moon?
Uranus is the planet that has ten moons. The moons lie closer to the planet's surface than any other planet.
What planet has 23 known moons?
In our solar system, there are no planets thought to have 23 moons. Uranus has 27 known moons, and Neptune has 13. There is no planet in our system with a closer number.
What is the biggest planet and has four moons?
The biggest planet is Jupiter. It has the 4, large Galilean moons but also other smaller moons.
Which planet do have 27 moons?
The larger planets have much greater gravity than the inner planets, and large and complex moon systems have developed. Uranus has 5 large moons in regular orbits and 13 smaller ones closer to the planet, some involved with the tenuous rings around the planet. The 9 known outer moons are thought to be captured asteroids. They circle at from 5 to 20 million kilometers from the planet and all but one have retrograde orbits (the reverse direction from the larger moons and from the planet's rotation).
Name Venus' largest moon?
No Venus is a planet, much like our Earth, because it orbits the Sun. A moon is a large body that orbits a planet. Venus is closer to the Sun than the Earth, the second planet from the Sun. The Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
Why does uranus have moons?
The larger planets have much greater gravity than the inner planets, and large and complex moon systems have developed. Uranus has 5 large moons in regular orbits and 13 smaller ones closer to the planet, some involved with the tenuous rings around the planet. The 9 known outer moons are thought to be captured asteroids. They circle at from 5 to 20 million kilometers from the planet and all but one have retrograde orbits (the reverse direction from the larger moons and from the planet's rotation).
Witch planet has 2 moons?
Mars is the only planet with two moons. Though all the large planets have at least three or four moons.
Which planet has 5 large moons and 10 small moons?
That planet would be: Saturn. Please send me a trust point!
Which planet do most of the large moons revolves around?
Both Jupiter and Saturn have a large amount of moons, some of them quite large.
What type of planet would have the most moons?
A gas giant would have the most moons, seeing as Jupiter has 63 moons, and Saturn has 61 moons, both of which are gas giants.
Which terrestrial planet has the most moons?
Mars, which is a terrestial planet, has two moons. However, Jupiter, which is a gas giant and not terrestial, has at least 14 moons.
What planet has the most rings and the second most moons of any Gas Giant?
Saturn
