Technically, the earth and its moon both orbit their common center of mass.
But since the earth's mass is about 82 times as much as the moon's mass, their common
center of mass is actually inside the earth. So the earth's motion around this point is only
a 'wobble', whereas the moon's motion is a near-circle with a radius of 238,000 miles.
If you were sitting some distance out in space, above the earth's north pole and watching
the two bodies, you'd swear the moon is simply orbiting the earth.
No planets are in orbit around the moon
No. The planets orbit the sun.
No, the moon does not orbit Jupiter. Instead, Jupiter has its own moons, the largest of which is Ganymede. Moons orbit planets, while planets orbit the sun.
because the moon has an orbit that goes around the earth which is a path that the moon takes so it will not bump into any other planets
Mercury and Venus are the planets that are inside of Earth's orbit, as they are located closer to the Sun than our planet.
No planets are in orbit around the moon
No. The planets orbit the sun.
the planets do not orbit the moon but the moon orbits the planets because of gravity and inertia
None. This is a trick question. Moons orbit PLANETS. Planets orbit the Sun.
Moons orbit planets Or rather moons and planets orbit their barycenter.
No, the moon does not orbit Jupiter. Instead, Jupiter has its own moons, the largest of which is Ganymede. Moons orbit planets, while planets orbit the sun.
No, a moon is a natuaral satellite and would always be in orbit around a planet. If it did'nt orbit the planet it would fall into the planet.
Planets orbit stars, moons orbit planets. That is the only difference.
Yes. Jupiter has 67 known moons. No planets orbit Jupiter, as any planet-like object that orbits a planet is considered a moon.
Yes, there are moons that do not orbit planets but instead orbit other celestial bodies like asteroids or dwarf planets. For example, some moons of dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt do not orbit a planet.
No, they are too far apart, and all have a stable orbit.
Planets orbit a central sun or suns. A body orbiting a planet is called a natural satellite or moon