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because they reflect sunlight
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Why planets and moons appear to look shiny?
because they reflect the suns light, so they become visible to us. they twinkle due to the earths atmosphere blocking out some of the light.
Did your space probe look at the planets or moons atmosphere?
yes
Can there be water erosion in planets and moons?
yes look at mars there are many trenches from erosion
What do you do if your bord on Jupiter?
collect rocks or look at all the other planets and moons around Jupiter
Why The Moon and the planets appear bright at night?
they appear bright be cause the light from the sun is hitting the moon and planets to make them look bright.
What is the names of a natural satellites?
If you look at it in a planetary perspective they are called moons. But if you look at it in a solar system perspective they are called planets, dwarf planets and asteroids. If you look at it at a galaxy size they are called Suns and Stars.
How is a planet differant from a dwarf planet?
Well, dwarf planets are much much smaller than planets and some people may confuse some of Jupiter's largest moons as dwarf planets but because some people may look at the moons and confuse them with dwarf planets (i know someone who dose) !!
How was Jupiter discoverded?
I think when the telescope was invented, I think people use it to look at other planets. Even moons.
Are the planets' moons different colors?
Look at some pictures of the four Galilean moons. There's a black one, a red one, a yellow one and a sort of white one.
If a baby Pokemon is shiny will it appear so right as it hatches from its egg or will the shiny Pokemon look normal when it hatches and you have to go to its profile to see if it's shiny or not?
If it hatches as a shiny pokemon, you will be able to tell by looking at it.
Why do Mars' moons look like asteroids?
Because its simple all the planets moons are asteroids except for Earths it was part of Earth at one time and ours is different because we rock.
Why do some material objects look shiny?
Some object appears to be shiny due to the wave nature of light. The bending of light (as it passes an object) causes the object to appear shiny due to its reflection.
