A moon is an object that orbits a planet or similar body. An asteroid that gets caught in orbit around a planet can be considered a moon. Most asteroids instead orbit the sun.
The first confirmed case of an asteroid orbiting another asteroid is the asteroid Ida which is orbited by a smaller asteroid orbiting it called Dactyl; other asteroid moons have been found since.
The asteroid with its own moon is named 243 Ida. Its moon is called Dactyl, discovered by the Galileo spacecraft in 1993.
the moon isnt in the sky its in space
The asteroid belt is shaped like a donut. The earth and moon, mars, venus, mercury and sun are all in the hole in the middle.
In the sunlight the moon is 250°f but in shadow it is -243 isnt that cool
No. An asteroid can get captured by an asteroid and become a moon, but not the moon. Our moon is too large to be considered an asteroid.
The first confirmed case of an asteroid orbiting another asteroid is the asteroid Ida which is orbited by a smaller asteroid orbiting it called Dactyl; other asteroid moons have been found since.
Our moon is not in the asteroid belt. No planet's moon is in the asteroid belt or it would not be a moon.
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No, its an asteroid but it has a moon called Dactyl
Dactyl is a moon of the asteroid Ida located in the asteroid belt.
The asteroid with its own moon is named 243 Ida. Its moon is called Dactyl, discovered by the Galileo spacecraft in 1993.
Theory suggests that it is a remnant of a large asteroid that struck the Earth
No. The moon is large enough that even a collision with the solar system's largest asteroid would not destroy it.
It isn't a moon; 90 Antiope is a double asteroid.
No she isnt.
No, Ceres is not a moon. It is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and is classified as a dwarf planet. Moons are natural satellites that orbit planets, while Ceres is a dwarf planet that orbits the Sun directly.