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A smaller body always orbits around a larger body rather than the other way around because the larger body has more gravity

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Why are moons and planets different?

Planets are bodies that orbit a central star (in our case, the Sun), and moons are smaller bodies that orbit planets.


Do all the planets have smaller planets orbiting them?

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What smaller objects orbit a planets?

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Does the moon revolve round the planets?

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What planets orbit Neptune?

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Planets orbit around the sun but what do moons orbit?

Moons orbit around planets. They are natural satellites that are held in orbit by the planet's gravitational pull.


Do moons and asteroids orbit the sun?

Asteroids orbit the sun. Moons orbit planets and planets orbit the sun. So you could say the moons orbit the sun. However, moons are kept in their orbits by the gravity of their planet and planets are kept in orbit by the gravity of the sun. So in that sense, moons do not orbit the sun.


What is smaller a planet or a moon?

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What are smaller than planets but bigger than moons and found in an orbit around the sun?

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How many moons does a meteor have?

A meteoroid does not have any moons. Moons are natural satellites that orbit planets, not smaller celestial bodies like meteoroids.