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Earth currently has two moons, or even more, depending on how you define "moon": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_moons_of_Earth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
by singingwolfboy 15y ago
Earth currently has two moons, or even more, depending on how you define "moon": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_moons_of_Earth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_moons_of_Earth
- joejohnson 15y agoHow are you proposing a moon be defined? From the Wikipedia article: "There have been large generic searches for small moons, actual proposals or claimed sightings of specific objects in orbit, and finally, analysis and searches for those proposed objects. All three of these have failed to confirm a permanent natural satellite." Also from Wikipedia: "A natural satellite or moon is a celestial body that orbits a planet". There have been no other confirmed moons of Earth besides 'The Moon'.
- singingwolfboy 15y agoThey're not officially categorized as "moons", but the article lists several "quasi-satellites" that orbit the Earth. There is a distinction, but personally, I would consider them similar enough to count as other moons.
- biot 15y agoFrom the article: > Quasi-satellites orbit the Sun... By definition, that makes them not a moon of Earth.