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Why does Pluto have more moons than earth if earth has more mass?
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∙ 11y ago
A good bit of "luck", and the fact that Pluto is so far from the Sun; the Sun's gravity interferes very little with the weak gravity of tiny Pluto, and its even smaller moons.
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What fraction of Mar's mass is equal to Earth's mass?
Mars would have to find more mass if it wanted to equal the Earth's. It has only 11% of Earth's mass.
How can the sun have a large gravitational force on the earth but a small force on you?
Earth has more mass.
How many months long is a year on Pluto?
First, we have to figure out what a "year on Pluto" means. On earth, we call a "year" the time it takes our planet to revolve one complete trip around the sun. It takes Pluto 248 of those to make one trip around the sun. Next, we have to tackle the tougher problem of what a "month" means. On earth, we used to call it a "month" every time the moon went through a complete cycle of phases. That's about 29.5 of our days. We don't count months that way any more, but they're still close. If you want to count months the same way on Pluto, then you run into two serious problems right away. 1). Pluto has two moons, and they take different lengths of time to revolve around the planet, so which one are you going to use to count months ? 2). We don't know the orbital period of either one. So let's use earth months instead. One year on Pluto is 2,976 earth-months long.
Can you prove the moon goes round the earth?
Yes Yes, you can because the N.A.S.A prgram has a satellite in space and they can monitor the planets and the moon, so yes you can prove that the moon goes around the earth and the moon is always in the sky every night. =]]] Depends from where you look. According to the Einstein's theory of relativity ... If you stand on the moon, you will find the earth orbiting the moon and so the other heavenly bodies... BUT Earth, being greater in mass... almost 5 times more than our moon ... the total gravitational force of earth is more than that of the moon... almost 5 times more... Hence we consider that the moon is orbiting the earth. Because, generally, More the mass, more stable the object. So if we consider that the earth, having 5 times more mass than moon, as stable or stationary... We conclude that the moon orbits the earth.... But I feel Einstein's Theory of relativity more accurate. Also if we view the phenomenon from the sun, we will find that the moon orbiting the earth, because earth is orbiting the sun...IF WE ASSUME THAT TOO.........ACCORDING TO THE MORE MASS ... MORE STABILITY TECHNIQUE.
Is there any meaning of weight of earth?
Yes and no. The earth has mass and therefore weight, and is inside a gravitational field (several actually) but to "pick it up" would mean pulling it away from the sun, as bizarre as that seems. Inertia would be harder to overcome than gravity I imagine. The mass of the earth is a far more useful and meaningful concept.
Why is the force of gravity on Earth greater than Pluto?
Earth has a much greater mass than Pluto does, and therefore has stronger gravity.
Why do you weigh more on earth than on Pluto?
you don't its because earth has more mass that it has more gravidy then Pluto
Does Pluto have more moons than Jupiter?
No. Pluto has 5 moons. Jupiter has 63 confirmed moons as of 2017.
Why is there more gravity on Pluto than on Earth?
There isn't. The "surface gravity" is dependent on the mass (of the planet, etc.) and the distance of the surface from the center of mass. Pluto has MUCH LESS mass than Earth and the gravity is much less on Pluto.
What connection between the mass of a planet and the number of moons it has?
There is no direct connection between the mass of a planet and the number of moons it has. Mars is less massive than Earth but has twice as many moons as does Earth. Jupiter is more massive than either Mars of Earth and has many more moons that either of them.
What connections between the mass of a planet and the number of moons it has?
There is no direct connection between the mass of a planet and the number of moons it has. Mars is less massive than Earth but has twice as many moons as does Earth. Jupiter is more massive than either Mars of Earth and has many more moons that either of them.
Why human weigh more at earth then Pluto?
Because it has less mass than earth
What planets have only two moons?
Earth is the only planet with one moon. Pluto use to be classified as a planet. It had only one discovered moon for a while, but astronomers have since found more moons belonging to Pluto.
Does Pluto have more than 3 moons?
no
Why is there the moons gravity is only16 of the earths?
The earth has a colossal size more mass
Why does Pluto have more moons than the moon?
No moon in the solar system has a moon orbiting it. Scientists think that moons orbit too close to their planets to have their own moons as the orbits would be unstable. Why Pluto has five moons while Earth only has one is a complicated story about the unique histories of each planet, but is probably at least partly related to Pluto's greater distance from the sun, which allows it a larger sphere of influence despite its smaller mass, and its location in a debris field of smaller icy objects.
Does pluto have more moons than any other planet?
No, the latest estimates are 5 moons for Pluto and over 60 each for Jupiter and Saturn.
