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by royal77 says hello friend on January 12th, 2008

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Can you name the two planets closest the earth?

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  • by VSPrasad on January 12th, 2008

    VSPrasad

    Moon has long been assumed as a satellite. The mass of
    no other satellite in the solar system is larger
    than a 10th of its host planet. After studying twin planet
    systems around other stars, scientists have recognized
    that moon is the twin planet of earth - the closest and
    most influential planet.

    http://www.solarspace.co.uk/Moon/moon.php

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_planet

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    • The moon is Earth's satellite defined by the barycenter of the Earth-Moon system lying beneath the surface of the Earth.
      The moon's mass is not larger than a 1/10th of the Earth, it is less than 1/80th
      Moon's mass: 7.35e22 kg
      Earth's mass: 5.972e24 kg

      Abbra gone Underground

      by Abbra gone Underground on February 6th, 2008

    • can I give abbra a thumbs up?
      the moon is recognized as having been blased off the mass of the earth by a interplanitary impact... but it is not a binary planet as pluto would have been were pluto a planet.

      TAPriceCTR s son is wearing his COAT

      by TAPriceCTR s son is wearing his COAT on December 10th, 2011

    • Thanks TAP, you're quite right.
      VSPrasad must have got some numbers mixed up.

      Abbra gone Underground

      by Abbra gone Underground on December 12th, 2011

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