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The moon orbits the planet Earth rather than the sun, so it is considered a moon.
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∙ 12y agoPlanets orbit around the sun, but moons orbit around planets and are much smaller than the planets that they orbit around.
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What planet is the only inner planet with more than one moon?
none of them have more than 1 moon
What dwarf planet is smaller than the earth's moon?
Pluto is the dwarf planet that is smaller than the Earth's moon.
Which planet has a moon bigger than itself?
Formerly than answer was Pluto, whose moon Charon is just over half its diameter. Now that Pluto is technically not a planet, than answer is Earth, whose moon is just over a quarter its diameter.
What is the moon a planet or something?
The moon is a moon, also known as a natural satellite. It is not considered a planet as it orbits a planet (Earth) rather than the sun.
What is smaller a planet or a moon?
Size is not the differentiation of whether something is a planet or moon. The difference is what ir orbits. A planet orbits a star, and only a star. A moon orbits a planet. A moon is always smaller than the planet it belongs to, but some large moons are bigger than small planets. Ganymede and Titan are both larger than the planet Mercury, but are still much smaller than than planets they orbit, Jupiter and Saturn.
Is a moon larger than a planet?
No. The moon orbits the planet which means the planet is larger than the moon.
How is planet different from moon?
A planet orbits a star whereas a moon orbits a planet.
How is the sun different than a planet and the moon?
It is a ball of heat as well as a star.
Do other planet have different moon from your moon?
Yes they do. Our moon only orbits our planet - earth.
Is the moon a planet in space?
No. The moon is more of a sattelite than a planet.
Is the moon closer to earth than any planet?
there is a moon for every planet
How is Pluto different from the other gas planets?
Pluto is smaller than Earth's moon, it is not a gas giant planet, it is a dwarf planet.
What planet is the only inner planet with more than one moon?
none of them have more than 1 moon
What dwarf planet is smaller than the earth's moon?
Pluto is the dwarf planet that is smaller than the Earth's moon.
How is a planet different from a dwarf planet and the moon?
A planet is bigger than a dwarf planet and the Moon. A planet revolves around the Sun directly in its own orbit, but so does a dwarf planet. However, the planet is the dominant object in its orbital region. A dwarf planet is not the dominant object. That's the important difference.
Which planet has a moon bigger than itself?
Formerly than answer was Pluto, whose moon Charon is just over half its diameter. Now that Pluto is technically not a planet, than answer is Earth, whose moon is just over a quarter its diameter.
What is the moon a planet or something?
The moon is a moon, also known as a natural satellite. It is not considered a planet as it orbits a planet (Earth) rather than the sun.
