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The Moon, orbits at an average distance of 234,000 miles (376,000 km). The Moon has a diameter of about 2100 miles (3400 km), about one-fourth that of Earth. It is the fifth-largest moon in the solar system.
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How is the moon a natural satellite?
Its not man made anything that orbits another body is a satellite, so the earth is a natural satellite of the Sun
Is moon astar?
No.:moon isnt a star...sun is a star...moon is a satellite...earth's satellite.
What portion of earth receives energy form the sun at any given time?
Since the Earth is a Spheroid shape, (not a true sphere) 50% of its surface is illuminated by the Sun, at any given moment.
How do you place a satellite in earth orbit around sun?
It would need to be launched into a tangent plane parellel to that of the earth's orbit around the sun, with the same speed of rotation around the sun
What is the difference between a planet and a natural satellite?
A planet is an object that orbits a star, has enough gravity to make itself mostly round, and has cleared other objects out of its orbit. A satellite is an object that orbits another object that is itself orbiting a star. The object may be a planet, dwarf planet, asteroid, or comet.
Is sun earth's natural satellite?
Nope; the other way around. The Earth is a natural satellite of the Sun; one of millions of natural satellites of the Sun.
What is the earth a satellite of?
Earth is a natural satellite of Sol, the star that we call the Sun.
The moon is a natural what of the sun?
The moon is a natural satellite of the sun.
Is the earth's natural satellite the sun?
no, the moon is the Earths natural satellite, the moon is in orbit around the Earth. The whole Earth/Moon system is then in orbit around the sun.
What is a natural saterllite?
A natural satellite is an object that orbits something else. For example Luna (the moon) is a satellite of earth while earth is a satellite of the sun
Is the sun earths satellite?
NO!!!! The Earth's satellite is the Moon. The Sun is the Earth's main star. It can be thought that the Earth is a satellite planet to the Sun.
What is the difference between the natural satellite and earth?
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet, while Earth is a planet that has its own natural satellite, the Moon. Earth is a celestial body that orbits the Sun, whereas a natural satellite orbits a planet.
Moon is to satellite as earth is to What?
If the Moon is to a satellite, then Earth is to a planet. The Moon is a natural satellite orbiting Earth, just like artificial satellites orbit Earth. Similarly, planets are natural satellites orbiting stars, like Earth orbits the Sun.
How is the moon a natural satellite?
Its not man made anything that orbits another body is a satellite, so the earth is a natural satellite of the Sun
What is the satellites of the sun?
All the Planets, dwarf planets, comets and asteroids in the Solar System are natural satellites of the Sun. A natural satellite is something which orbits a parent body and is not made by man. Hence Earth is a natural satellite of the Sun, and the Moon is a natural satellite of the Earth. The Moon is not a satellite of the Sun because it orbits the Earth. The ISS and what people call satellites are technically 'artificial satellites' because they are made by people.
What is a saterllite?
A natural satellite is an object that orbits something else. For example Luna (the moon) is a satellite of earth while earth is a satellite of the sun
The moon is a natural what of the sun it ends in a e?
The moon is a natural satellite of the sun.
