J002E3 (category Claimed moons of Earth) was in an orbit around Earth. Astronomers were surprised at this, as the Moon is the only large object in orbit around the Earth, and anything else would... 12 KB (1,263 words) - 18:02, 13 December 2023 |
Kordylewski cloud (redirect from Ghost moons) clouds, also named ghost moons, are concentrations of dust that exist at the L4 and L5 Lagrangian points of the Earth–Moon system. They were first reported... 9 KB (881 words) - 16:34, 6 April 2024 |
1991 VG (category Claimed moons of Earth) 1991 VG is a very small near-Earth object of the Apollo group, approximately 5–12 meters (16–39 feet) in diameter. It was first observed by American astronomer... 14 KB (1,288 words) - 21:42, 14 January 2024 |
samples from moons of Mars". The Japan Times Online. 10 June 2015. Fujimoto, Masaki (11 January 2017). "JAXA's exploration of the two moons of Mars, with... 73 KB (7,314 words) - 04:15, 16 April 2024 |
the god of war, was known to the Romans as Mars. Compared to the Earth's Moon, the moons Phobos and Deimos are small. Phobos has a diameter of 22.2 km... 42 KB (4,490 words) - 02:44, 4 April 2024 |
for moons of Mercury in 2011 and 2013, and confirmed that Mercury had none. Hypothetical astronomical object Claimed moons of Earth Mercury's Moon. "Hypothetical... 5 KB (540 words) - 16:08, 11 December 2023 |
Georg Waltemath (section Second Moon) claim of a second moon of Earth as well as a system of tiny moons. It is widely held to be false. He is believed to have begun his search for one of the... 5 KB (560 words) - 22:34, 5 June 2022 |
The blood moon prophecies were a series of prophecies by Christian preachers John Hagee and Mark Biltz, related to a series of four full moons in 2014 and... 8 KB (873 words) - 18:14, 9 February 2024 |
The Galilean moons (/ˌɡælɪˈleɪ.ən/), or Galilean satellites, are the four largest moons of Jupiter: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. They are the most... 54 KB (5,511 words) - 17:40, 9 April 2024 |
eight times greater than Earth’s world ocean. The fourth largest of Jupiter’s moons, Europa, while smaller than Earth’s moon, ranks fourth in water volume... 21 KB (1,252 words) - 05:03, 27 March 2024 |
Supermoon (redirect from Full moon cycle) three huge full moons in a row". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Plait, Phil (2008). "Tides, the Earth, the Moon, and why our... 19 KB (1,894 words) - 02:50, 19 April 2024 |
2006 RH120 (category Claimed moons of Earth) companion of the Earth 2002 AA29 – horseshoe companion of the Earth (419624) 2010 SO16 – horseshoe companion of the Earth Natural satellite Claimed moons of Earth... 23 KB (1,766 words) - 17:39, 27 November 2023 |
Asteroid belt (redirect from Origin of the asteroid belt) Pallas, Juno, and Vesta were escaped moons rather than fragments of the exploded planet. The large amount of energy required to destroy a planet, combined... 82 KB (8,765 words) - 04:20, 11 April 2024 |
Solar eclipse (redirect from Eclipse of the earth) eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth, totally or partially.... 83 KB (9,666 words) - 23:07, 18 April 2024 |
2020 CD3 (category Claimed moons of Earth) another temporary Earth satellite discovered in 2023 Claimed moons of Earth Quasi-satellite The celestial coordinates of 2020 CD3 at the time of discovery were... 34 KB (2,693 words) - 05:12, 19 March 2024 |
planet) is sometimes used for minor planets with moons, and "triple" for minor planets with two moons. If one object is much bigger it can be referred... 132 KB (2,467 words) - 17:39, 1 April 2024 |
6Q0B44E (category Claimed moons of Earth) small object, probably an item of space debris, that is currently orbiting Earth outside the orbit of the Moon as of November 2018. 6Q0B44E was first... 7 KB (612 words) - 07:05, 10 February 2024 |
2020 SO (category Claimed moons of Earth) 2020 SO is a near-Earth object identified to be the Centaur upper stage used on 20 September 1966 to launch the Surveyor 2 spacecraft. The object was... 17 KB (1,237 words) - 06:59, 10 February 2024 |
(minor-planet moons). As of April 2024[update], 97 NEAs were known to have at least one moon, including three known to have two moons. The asteroid 3122... 146 KB (15,391 words) - 09:01, 6 April 2024 |
Retrieved 13 January 2019. Kerr, Richard A. (6 January 2006). "How Saturn's Icy Moons Get a (Geologic) Life". Science. 311 (5757): 29. doi:10.1126/science.311... 53 KB (3,855 words) - 21:14, 4 April 2024 |
WT1190F (category Claimed moons of Earth) orbiting Earth in an extremely elliptical orbit, taking it from within the geosynchronous satellite ring to nearly twice the distance of the Moon. It was... 17 KB (1,502 words) - 12:27, 6 February 2024 |