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Satellites are natural or artificial bodies that revolve around larger bodies like planets. Except for Mercury and Venus, all of the planets have natural satellites call MOONS.

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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.


What is a natural satellite which orbits a planet called?

A natural satellite that orbits a planet is a moon


Moon is a planet or not?

No the moon is not a planet, it is a natural satellite of Earth.


What else can you call a moon?

A moon can also be referred to as a natural satellite or a celestial body that orbits a planet.


Is the moon a planet or not?

No, the moon is not a planet. It is a natural satellite that orbits around the Earth.


Is the moon a planet?

No, the moon is not a planet. It is a natural satellite that orbits around the Earth.


When the moon orbits the earth is it a artificail or natural satellite?

The fact that it orbits the Earth is irrelevant - it is natural, as no man created it.


What is different between planet and satellite?

Srictly, a planet orbits a star, while a satellite orbits a non-stellar body. Planet is natural whereas satellite is either natural or artificial. Artificial satellites may have different speed, whereas planets have the same speed always.


What is a natural satellite that orbits a planet called?

That's exactly what it's called, a satellite. Or a moon.


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.


What do moons orbit?

A natural satellite (or moon), usually orbits a major planet.


Is the moon considered a planet?

No, the moon is not considered a planet. It is a natural satellite that orbits around a planet, in this case, Earth.