Earth to briefly gain second 'moon', scientists say

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Earth to briefly gain second 'moon', scientists say

Post by suzyne » 2024-09-26, 01:07

Totally removed from browser and tech talk, but...

Wow!

I didn't know this ever happens. An asteroid gets trapped in an orbit around Earth for a while, before moving on. But being in orbit, by definition it is a "moon".

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3dvxgrmk95o
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Re: Earth to briefly gain second 'moon', scientists say

Post by andyprough » 2024-09-26, 01:54

suzyne wrote: ↑
2024-09-26, 01:07
 Totally removed from browser and tech talk, but...

Wow!

I didn't know this ever happens. An asteroid gets trapped in an orbit around Earth for a while, before moving on. But being in orbit, by definition it is a "moon".

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3dvxgrmk95o
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Re: Earth to briefly gain second 'moon', scientists say

Post by Blacklab » 2024-09-26, 02:07

Once upon a time Earth had a ring too... https://www.inverse.com/science/earth-o ... eft-a-mark
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