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Yes, and they do. Not all of them have confirmed moons but some do. Pluto, for example, has four known moons.
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Do any planets have less then 10 moons?
Yes. Many Planets and dwarf planets have less than 10 moons. Planets: Mercury- 0 moons Venus- 0 moons Earth- 1 moon Mars- 2 moon Neptune- 8 moons Dwarf planets: Pluto- 3 moons and many other dwarf planets that i don't know how many moons they have.
What is a list of possible planets and celestial bodies that are more than one element?
All of the planets and that includes (asteroids, meteoroids, comets, moons, dwarf planets.)
What are the internal heat source?
Internal heat source include celestial objects, such as moons, dwarf planets, brown dwarfs, stars and planets.
Which planets in our solar system have no moons?
Mercury and Venus are the only two major planets in our solar system without moons. They are the two planets closer to the Sun than Earth.Two of the five dwarf planets have no known moons : the asteroid Ceres and the Kuiper Belt object Makemake.Neither Mercury nor Venus have any moons.
Which celestial bodies orbit the Sun?
the asteroid belt, the kuiper belt, and the oort cloud.
Why the dwarf planets have moons?
planets have moons for day and night
Do any planets have less then 10 moons?
Yes. Many Planets and dwarf planets have less than 10 moons. Planets: Mercury- 0 moons Venus- 0 moons Earth- 1 moon Mars- 2 moon Neptune- 8 moons Dwarf planets: Pluto- 3 moons and many other dwarf planets that i don't know how many moons they have.
Do all dwarf planets have moons?
No. Of the five objects currently recognized as dwarf planets, two do not have moons. Those objects are Ceres and Makemake.
What makes a planet be classified as a dwarf planet instead of a moon?
Moons orbit planets. Planets (and dwarf planets) orbit stars.
What are moons natural satellites of?
Planets and anything like them. Moons orbiting stars are usually dubbed as dwarf planets.
Does mercury have any dwarf planets?
You mean moons? No.
How is a planet differant from a dwarf planet?
Well, dwarf planets are much much smaller than planets and some people may confuse some of Jupiter's largest moons as dwarf planets but because some people may look at the moons and confuse them with dwarf planets (i know someone who dose) !!
Are dwarf planets actually moons?
No, they are planets because they orbit the Sun, but they are not big enough to be proper planets.
Do most planets have moons that orbit around them?
Yes, most planets do have moons that orbit around them. In our own solar system, six out of eight planets have moons, and the dwarf planet Pluto also has moons. Only the two innermost planets, Mercury and Venus, do not have moons.
What planets do not have natural satellites or moons?
Only Venus and Mercury, unless you consider dwarf planets.
Can dwarf planets have moons why?
Yes. Of the five recognized dwarf planets only one, Ceres lacks a moon. Dwarf planets are massive objects, far more massive that ordinary asteroids and comets, so they have strong enough gravity to retain moons in stable orbits.
Do any of the dwarf planets have moons?
Pluto ... which I think was the first member of the newly-defined "dwarf planet" category ... has two known moons.
