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If a planet had two moons and one moon was twice as far from the planet as the other which moon would complete an orbit of the planet first?
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That would depend on the speed they are travelling. If they were both going at the same speed then the one nearer would complete its orbit first, as it has a shorter distance to travel.
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many moons
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