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submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (2 children)

at one point we have to realize theres an infinite number of small rocks orbiting any given planet

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Why you gotta be so mean to my itty bitty moon brothers and sisters?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago

The itty bitty satellite committee

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Does Earth also have such small orbiting rocks that are a few kilometers wide?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

No, we only have one moon. I think the gravity of the moon is too large for other moons to be in a stable orbit around Earth.