Fate or luck. Ordinarily most moons are either captured objects or they formed from the primordial dust cloud.
However, our moon was formed from the collision of two planets which allowed enough material to coalesce to form our rather large moon. [See related question].
Earth is orbited by a large natural satellite known as the Moon.
Earth's moon is unusually large in proportion to its planet.
The Moon appears as large as a penny held at arm's length when viewed from Earth.
Back when the earth was young and relatively molten, a large object about half the size of the current moon, struck the earth and took a large section of the earth with it. The object combined with the pieces of earth that were broken off and began orbiting the earth. Hence, the moon.
The planet with a large moon close to it is Earth. Earth's moon is relatively large compared to the planet's size, and it is also relatively close in comparison to the distances between other planets and their moons in the solar system.
Earth is orbited by a large natural satellite known as the Moon.
Earth's moon is unusually large in proportion to its planet.
The Earth-moon distance is about 250000 miles
earth, kinda obvious, no offence.
The Moon appears as large as a penny held at arm's length when viewed from Earth.
Theory suggests that it is a remnant of a large asteroid that struck the Earth
The moon resulted when a large body struck Earth.
Back when the earth was young and relatively molten, a large object about half the size of the current moon, struck the earth and took a large section of the earth with it. The object combined with the pieces of earth that were broken off and began orbiting the earth. Hence, the moon.
None in our solar system. The Earth's Moon is the largest moon with respect to its planet.
The only natural satellite that orbits the Earth is the Moon.
Well, I don't think it is, considering we are revolving the SUN not the MOON. :) Although the Moon does have significant effects on the Earth because the Moon is such a large object so close the to Earth.
The large lump of rock orbiting around the earth is called the moon