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the moon is smaller than some planets because when the univeser was made all the main rocks went to all the planets and formed them and all the debris collected together and since there was not alot of debris it became a little planet then over time astronomers discovered that all these "planets" were circling other REAL planets and they came up with the name moons for them
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Are any planets smaller than the moon?
Pluto, although it isn't a proper planet is smaller than the moon
What is smaller a planet or a moon?
Size is not the differentiation of whether something is a planet or moon. The difference is what ir orbits. A planet orbits a star, and only a star. A moon orbits a planet. A moon is always smaller than the planet it belongs to, but some large moons are bigger than small planets. Ganymede and Titan are both larger than the planet Mercury, but are still much smaller than than planets they orbit, Jupiter and Saturn.
Can a moon be bigger than a planet?
No, a moon cannot be bigger than a planet. Moons are natural satellites that orbit planets, and they are typically much smaller in size compared to the planets they orbit.
Which planet is smaller than the earths moon?
none, the moon is smaller than all the other planets in our solar system.
Is the moon smaller than the sun and Earth?
yes the sun is the biggest out of all planets however the sun is a star.
A Moon can be larger than a Planet?
Some moons can be bigger than some planets, but moons cannot be bigger than their own planet otherwise the planet would become the moon and the moon would become the planet due to the difference in size, mass and gravitational pull.
How does Pluto compare to other planets it terms of size?
it is small, even smaller than our moon
Why do the planets go round the sun and not the moon?
Because the moons are the ones revolvimg around the planets (only some planets have moons, not all). And besides, moons aren't in the center of the solar system. They're even smaller than the planets.
How many planets the size of earth can fit in the moon?
none cause the moons smaller than earth
How small is pluto compared to all the other planets?
Pluto is the smallest planet in our solar system, with a diameter of about 1,473 miles (2,371 kilometers), making it smaller than Earth's moon and smaller than all the other planets.
What is a similarity between comet and asteroid?
They both revolve around the sun and they are both smaller than planets or moon.
Are the rockey planets larger or smaller than the gas planets?
smaller
