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Moons and Natural Satellites
Natural Satellites, also know as moons, are natural celestial bodies revolving around a bigger object like a planet or a dwarf planet. Some famous natural satellites are our Moon (Luna), Ganymede, Europa and Titan.
601 Questions
Is the planet featured in the film Predators a moon of Jupiter?
Whilst the planet seen in the sky bears a striking resemblance, it is unlikely to be Jupiter for the following reasons:
1) The moon on which the soldiers (etc) are stranded appears to have Earth level gravity so it would have be pretty large. It doesn't necessarily have to be as big as Earth itself but it would probably be bigger than any of the other moons around Jupiter - so if such a moon did exist, we would have discovered it, as we have discovered the others using telescopes and space probes.
2) The planet has a tropical climate which suggests it is close to it's parent star (within the "Goldilocks zone"). Jupiter is the 5th furthest planet from the Sun and so any moons around it will be frozen. Also the sun in the movie is (so far as I can tell - the characters don't comment on it) full sized. Whereas the Sun, as it would appear from Jupiter would be very small in the sky.
These are the biggest two clues that it is not Jupiter, but merely a planet that resembles it.
Now it is possible that the Predator aliens have "cloaked" the planet and are heating it by artificial means... but I think this unlikely. Maybe the sequel will tell us, if there ever is one.
What lives on the dark side of the moon?
Nothing. There is no life on the moon, dark side or light side.
What Moon words begin with the letter j?
Saturn has many moons including Janus and Jarnsaxa. Juliet is one of Uranus' moons.
How is called the first man that step in the moon?
The first man who stepped on the surface of the Moon was Neil Armstrong.
Why doesn't the moon break apart?
Yes, althought it is highly unlikely. The most likely scenario would involve a collision between the moon and a comet or asteroid of sufficient mass to dislodge the moon from its existing orbit. The resulting impact would yield such high energies that the moon would almost certainly shatter into a cloud of small fragments.
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The amount of energy that is required to artificially remove the Moon from its orbit is beyond our current capability.
How did the earth's moon became the moon?
Some four billion years ago a massive body, roughly the size of Mars, struck the nascent earth. The debris from this collision settled into orbit around the earth, like a ring. Within just a few thousand years it had coalesced into the moon.
What time will the moon rise at zip code 20733?
Not enough information:
- The same zip code may be used in different countries.
- The Moon rises about 50 minutes later each day.
What is a moon and how does it move around the solar system?
Moons are approximately spherical objects which orbit planets and are smaller than the planets that they orbit, although they are still relatively large objects (so an orbiting dust particle does not qualify as a moon). Since moons orbit planets, their motion around the solar system is controlled by the planets that they orbit; planets orbit the sun, and planets take their moons with them.
What makes the moon visible from the earth?
The general answer most people know about why the moon shines is that it reflects the light of the Sun. This is basically true. The moon basically bounces or relays sunlight from the Day side of the Earth to it’s night side.
What is the general distance between the earth to satellite?
The satellite, or moon, called "Luna" averages 238,800 miles distant from Earth.
In which direction does gravity pull the moon?
The Earth's gravity pulls the Moon towards it and its center.
What landed first on the moon a hammer or feather?
"Both will hit the moon at the same time?"
This may not be absolutely true since every object has its own gravity which is greater if its mass is greater. So the hammer has a gravity much greater than that of the feather. Therefore the combined gravity of the hammer and that of the moon (which pulls the hammer and moon towards each other) is greater than that of the feather and the moon.
As such the hammer should collide with the moon marginally earlier than that between the feather and the moon, though this difference is so minute that we assume that the collisions occur simultaneously.
However, if the hammer and feather are dropped together, then as the hammer's gravity pulls the moon towards itself, it also pull the moon towards the feather and as such the lucky feather may get a free ride and hits the moon at the same time as the hammer.
But even with this help, the feather will still take a slightly longer time to collide with the moon as the gravity from the hammer will cause the flight path of the feather to curve towards the hammer and as such takes a longer path and hence a longer time to hit the moon.
To be fair, the experiment should be done dropping the feather first, then the hammer and then see the different times taken.
All the above are valid only on the assumption that the centre of gravity is the part that hits the moon but since this is not true, we have to take into account the part of the hammer or feather which is nearest to the moon before the two objects were released !
So, the real answer is that there is not enough data for us to know which will hit the moon first !
How was the first 5 peapel on the moon?
1. Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 Commander
2. Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 Lunar Module Pilot
3. Charles "Pete" Conrad, Apollo 12 Commander
4. Alan Bean, Apollo 12 Lunar Module Pilot
5. Alan Shepard, Apollo 14 Commander
6. Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 Lunar Module Pilot
When viewed from earth which phase of the moon will be seen when the moon is at point e?
point E is when it clears from a whole moon to a half moon.
What did they collect on the moon?
A lot of rocks and soil samples. They also drilled tubes into the moon and brought back core samples below the lunar surface. They also brought back a sample of the solar wind on a sheet of aluminum foil that they put out during their moonwalks.
What are some of the names of the moons of Jupiter- list a few of the biggest ones?
"Jumping Jupiter" got it's nickname from the fact that it's orbiting moons made the planet seem to jump, or pulsate. While at leat 67 moons are currently known, the four moons referred to as "Galilean moons" are Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
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What is the climax to save the moon by kerdy dickus?
When he hears the words, "save some room for turkey dinner".
Piloting a ship by moonlight is most difficult during which phase?
It is most difficult during the New Moon as there is no moonlight.
Why are scientists interested in Titan?
Titan is the only moon in the solar system to have a substantial atmosphere and the only object other than Earth to have liquid on its surface. The presence of large amounts of methane and nitrogen suggest that Titan may have the basic ingredients needed for life.
What is the moon during a solar eclipe?
Solar eclipses happen during a new moon, which is the first phase of the moon. Solar eclipses occur when the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, which causes the moon to occult the Sun.
Why cant you light a candle on the moon?
Because there is no oxygen on the moon. A fire needs oxygen in order to burn.
What degrees does the moon rotate on its own axis?
By definition, every object rotates a full 360 degrees about it's own axis, including the moon.
Does mercury and the moon have a similar sized core?
No. Mercury has a much larger core than the moon does.
