I don't believe there is a minimal distance. One of Mars's moon will eventually crash into it.
The moon closer to the planet would complete an orbit first because it has a smaller orbit, which means it has a shorter distance to travel around the planet compared to the moon that is farther away.
The pattern of motion of a moon is typically an elliptical orbit around its parent planet. This orbit is usually in the same direction as the planet's rotation and at a relatively constant distance. The moon also rotates on its own axis, which may or may not be synchronized with its orbit.
The moon Luna orbits the planet Earth.
The planet and the moon(s) gravitational pull
There is something missing from the question. The planet must have a moon. The only way to measure the mass of a planet is by using data about a moon orbiting the planet or data about the path of a spacecraft passing or going into orbit around the planet. If you know the distance to a planet then you can work out the moon's distance from the planet. The planet's mass can then be found. It's a bit of trigonometry and Newton's version of Kepler's Third Law. So that's the reason that it is necessary to know the distance to the planet.
The Earth is in an elliptical orbit around the Sun, with a minimum distance (perihelion) of 147,098,074 km, and a maximum distance (aphelion) of 152,097,701 km. The Moon is in an elliptical orbit around the Earth, with a minimum distance (perigee) of 363,104 km and a maximum distance (apogee) of 405,696 km.
The moon closer to the planet would complete an orbit first because it has a smaller orbit, which means it has a shorter distance to travel around the planet compared to the moon that is farther away.
Every planet does not directly orbit the Moon.
The distance of perigee is the point in an object's orbit that is closest to the center of the body it is orbiting around, such as a planet or a star. The distance of perigee varies depending on the specific orbit and the object in question.
The pattern of motion of a moon is typically an elliptical orbit around its parent planet. This orbit is usually in the same direction as the planet's rotation and at a relatively constant distance. The moon also rotates on its own axis, which may or may not be synchronized with its orbit.
No, Venus does not orbit a planet. It orbits a star, which is our Sun. It can not orbit a planet , if it did it would be a moon
A Planet to orbit.
The moon does not fall to Earth because of its orbit and the balance between its gravitational pull and its forward motion. The moon's speed and distance from Earth keep it in a stable orbit around our planet.
Ariel is a moon of the planet Uranus.
Yes, there are moons that do not orbit planets but instead orbit other celestial bodies like asteroids or dwarf planets. For example, some moons of dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt do not orbit a planet.
No, a moon is a natuaral satellite and would always be in orbit around a planet. If it did'nt orbit the planet it would fall into the planet.
No. Earthquakes on our planet won't make any changes to the moon and it's orbit.