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Sub-question. Are there any extant man-made objects in orbit around our moon right now? Around any of the planets?
by aj7 8y ago
Sub-question. Are there any extant man-made objects in orbit around our moon right now? Around any of the planets?
- jbattle 8y agoI know Mars at least has several ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mars_orbiters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mars_orbiters
- InclinedPlane 8y agoThe Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is still in operation, as are ARTEMIS P1 and P2. There are several spacecraft orbiting other planets (both functional and inactive) but none orbiting any of the moons of other planets, if that is what you mean.
- jobigoud 8y agoCurrently active: 1 around Venus, 4 around the Moon, 6 around Mars, 1 around Ceres, 1 around Jupiter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extraterrestrial_orbiters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extraterrestrial_orbit...
- SubiculumCode 8y agoSo the moon has a moon, but I'd guess that the orbit is not stable over the long term.