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Think of swinging a ball around and around on the end of a string. The ball will stay straight out at the end of the string. The ball stays suspended at the end of the string because the moving ball wants to go straight but it can't because the string is holding it -- keeping it from flying away. The force the string is exerting on the ball is called centripetal force.Moons rotate around their planets just as the ball swings around on the string. The planet's gravity acts as the string, holding the moon from flying off into space.
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Are there moons and stars on planet earth?
No, there are not moons or stars ON planet earth, but there are moons and stars around planet earth. == ==
What planet have two moons?
Planet Mars has two moons
Which planet has 33 moons?
There is no planet with exactly 33 moons.
What planet has 52 moons or more?
The planet with the most moons in our solar system is Jupiter. It has 63 confirmed moons.
Which planet has six moons?
The planet of other solar system has six moons.
Why do moons not fall into the planet they are orbiting?
Because of the gravitational pull between the Earth and the Moon
Are there moons and stars on planet earth?
No, there are not moons or stars ON planet earth, but there are moons and stars around planet earth. == ==
What probes are orbating Saturn right know?
I think you mean orbiting not orbating. And it's right now not right know
What planet have two moons?
Planet Mars has two moons
Which planet has 33 moons?
There is no planet with exactly 33 moons.
Which planet have so many moons?
Jupiter is the planet with the most moons. It has 63 confirmed moons.
What planet is more than 16 moons?
no planet has 16 moons
Earth has one moon but which planet has the most moons?
The planet with the most moons is JUPITER as it has 62 moons and then SATURN with 33 moons.
What is the planet with the most moons?
The planet with the most moons in our solar system is Jupiter.
What planet has the largest amount of moons?
Jupiter is the planet that has the most known moons in our solar system, it has 63 moons.
What planet has over 6o moons?
only the planet of Jupiter.... it has a total of 62 moons. and mercury and venus have no moons.
What planet has 52 moons or more?
The planet with the most moons in our solar system is Jupiter. It has 63 confirmed moons.
