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Why do giant planets have many more moons than terrestrial planets?
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∙ 8y ago
Gas giants are larger and there for have a stronger gravitational pull. When the solar system was forming, the larger planets with greater gravitational pulls collected more satellites and therefore have more moons.
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∙ 12y agoLarger planets have a bigger gravitational pull, so the moons go to them..making the bigger planets have a lot..and the smaller planets have a weak gravitational pull, making a small amount of moon go to them..THE BIGGER GRAVITATIONAL PULL THE MORE MOONS-
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∙ 13y agoThe outer planets are more massive than the inner planets, so have more of an ability to 'catch' moons. There is also a lot more material for them to catch at their distances.
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∙ 11y agosome planets have more because of its size usauly because of gravitational pull
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∙ 14y agoGreater gravitational pull
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∙ 12y agobecause the way they are formed
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Do All of the terrestrial planets have many moons?
None of the terrestrial planets have "many" moons. Mercury and Venus have none, Earth has one, and Mars has two.
Is it true all terrestrial planets have many moons?
no. Earth and Mars are the only terrestrials with moons.
Why do the gas planets have many moons?
The gas planets are much more massive than the terrestrial planets and therefore have stronger gravity. It is believed that as they formed many of their moons formed around them much like the planets formed around the sun. Other moons are likely captured asteroids and comets.
Gas giants have many more moons than terrestrial planets due to having higher?
gravity
How many planets have two moons?
Only Mars has two moons. The other planets have either one moon, no moons, or many moons.
Does the mass of a planets seem to effect how many moons it has?
Yes. The massive giant planets have far more moons than the less massive terrestrial planets.
Do All of the terrestrial planets have many moons?
None of the terrestrial planets have "many" moons. Mercury and Venus have none, Earth has one, and Mars has two.
Is it true all terrestrial planets have many moons?
no. Earth and Mars are the only terrestrials with moons.
Gas giants have many moons than terrestrial planets due to having higher?
gravity
Why do the gas planets have many moons?
The gas planets are much more massive than the terrestrial planets and therefore have stronger gravity. It is believed that as they formed many of their moons formed around them much like the planets formed around the sun. Other moons are likely captured asteroids and comets.
Gas giants have many more moons than terrestrial planets due to having higher?
gravity
Which planets has less then 3 moons?
All of the inner planets; Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars have less than 3 moons, while all four outer gas giant planets have many moons.
Compare and contrast terrestrial and gas planets?
Terrestrial Planets-Rocky Small Few Moons Small(compared to gas giants) Gas Planets - Helium and Hydrogen based Denser cores. Have rings. Many Moons. Very large Longer Revolution time. Comparisons- Planets Under the sun's gravitational pull. Part of Milky Way galaxy
Differentiate Jovian planet from terrestrial planet?
The four Jovian planets in our solar system are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The four terrestrial planets are Earth, Venus, Mars and Mercury. The difference between the Jovian planets and the terrestrial planets is that Jovian planets are enormous and made of gasses and ices while terrestrial planets are relatively small and made of rocks and metals. Other differences are that terrestrial planets have high densities, rotate slowly, have no moons or magnetic fields and have thin atmospheres (Earth is an exception because it has a moon and a magnetic field), while Jovian planets have low densities, rotate rapidly, have many moons and a magnetic field and have thick atmospheres.
How many moons do the suns have?
The Sun has no moons. Moons orbit Planets > Planets orbit the Sun.
Are there more then 8 Planets?
In our own solar system, there are eight major planets, ten dwarf planets, two protoplanets, and thousands of minor planets (asteroids). There are also billions of planets outside our own system, but they shall not be named here (it would be impractical to try). Below is a list, in orbital order, of major objects in the solar system, as well as how many known major objects orbit them:Sol (sun) [18 planets, three asteroid belts, two protoplanets, one theoretical dwarf star]Mercury (terrestrial planet)Venus (terrestrial planet)Earth (terrestrial planet) [1 moon, Luna]Mars (terrestrial planet) [2 moons]Asteroid BeltCeres* (dwarf planet)Vesta* (protoplanet)Pallas* (protoplanet)Jupiter (gas giant) [66 moons]Saturn (gas giant) [62 moons]Uranus (ice giant) [27 moons]Neptune (ice giant) [13 moons]Kuiper Belt [asteroids, dwarf planets]Orcus+ (dwarf planet) [1 moon, Vanth]Pluto+ (dwarf planet) [1 planet, Charon, 3 moons]Charon+ (dwarf planet) [1 planet, Pluto, 3 moons]Haumea+ (dwarf planet) [2 moons]Quaoar+ (dwarf planet) [1 moon, Weywot]Makemake+ (dwarf planet)Eris (dwarf planet) [1 moon, Dysnomia]"Snow White" (2007 OR10) (dwarf planet)Sedna (dwarf planet)Oort Cloud [comets, asteroids]Nemesis# (red dwarf star, theoretical)*Orbits within Asteroid Belt+Orbits within Kuiper Belt#Theoretical, sort of like Bigfoot
Do outer planets have few moons or many moons?
many moons.
