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Would a satelite orbiting the earth go through phases like those of the moon?
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A satellite orbitting the earth would go through phases mucg like the moon. It is day and night. The side away from the sun would be dark while the side towards the sun would be light. Our visual observations are incapable of noticing this as even the ISS is very small to the naked eye. It is likely possible to record small changes using a telescope but that's really a waste of resources.
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What do they call the big Grass field on orbiting satellite?
A Park In Space : according to the math worksheet
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Anti hydrogen , antimetter.
How many satellites does the asteroid belt have?
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The mass of the earth is over 80 times the mass of the moon. A massive object will tend to capture less massive objects in its gravitational field.____________But consider this: if the moon happened to be the same general size and mass as earth, which would orbit which? You would observe them each orbiting around an invisible spot half way between them, their 'system' center of gravity otherwise called the 'barycenter'. They would effectively be orbiting around each other. As the moon becomes less massive, what determines the 'cut-off' between orbiting around each other and the smaller orbiting the larger? In fact it is still true that earth and moon are each orbiting their barycenter. Interestingly, the barycenter in this case is within the body of the earth, because the earth is so much more massive than the earth.
Would a satellite orbiting the earth go through phases like those of the moon?
Yes.
Effect of earth gravity on saterlite?
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If phones did work in outer space would they be charged for long distance?
yes but it isn't that long distance because the satelite's for the phone companies are orbiting the earth
What would happen to the path of a satellite if its orbit were tilted more?
The tilt of a satellites (compared to anything) really has very little effect on its orbit. The only thing that really does have a major effect is its distance from whatever the satelite is orbiting.
Would you see lunar phases if the moon did not rotate while it orbit earth?
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What are the essential condition the for geostationay satellite?
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Who was the astronaut who experience weightlessness while orbiting the earth?
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The moon has phases too Why doesn't that make us think the moon revolves around the sun too rather than around Earth?
To see all the phases of Venus is impossible in the Earth-centred model of the Solar System. The case of the Moon is different. Simple geometry shows how you can see all the phases if it revolves around the Earth. If the Moon's phases were caused by it orbiting the Sun, then the Moon would have to be millions of miles from Earth. We know the distance to the Moon very accurately and it's obviously orbiting the Earth. But, of course, the Moon does go round the Sun too, along with Earth, during the year. I hope that's clear.
What is the view of the earth from the moon over 28 days?
The Earth would be all the time in the same direction - more or less. It would have about 4 times the apparent diameter the Moon seems to us - about 2 degrees instead of 1/2 degree. You would see the Earth pass through all the phases, similar to the Moon's phases.The Earth would be all the time in the same direction - more or less. It would have about 4 times the apparent diameter the Moon seems to us - about 2 degrees instead of 1/2 degree. You would see the Earth pass through all the phases, similar to the Moon's phases.The Earth would be all the time in the same direction - more or less. It would have about 4 times the apparent diameter the Moon seems to us - about 2 degrees instead of 1/2 degree. You would see the Earth pass through all the phases, similar to the Moon's phases.The Earth would be all the time in the same direction - more or less. It would have about 4 times the apparent diameter the Moon seems to us - about 2 degrees instead of 1/2 degree. You would see the Earth pass through all the phases, similar to the Moon's phases.
Who first realized that the planets go around the sun.?
Nicholas Copernicus is believed to be the first to propose the heliocentric model of the solar system, as it is called. However, the real proof was observed by Galileo Galilei. Using the telescope he greatly improved, he observed that Venus goes through all of the phases, just like the moon. If Venus and the sun were orbiting Earth, that would be impossible.
What did Ptolemy think about the phases of Venus'?
Why would Ptolemy not explain venus phases
What do they call the big grass on an orbiting satellite?
The big grass on an orbiting satellite would be called a park in space!
