How do moons stay in orbit?
Question asked by: Orokron
Asked on: 31 Aug 2009
Forces are what keep planets in orbit around the sun, and moons in orbit around their stars.
Well, it is one force in particular - it is gravity. The gravitational pull and the distance that the moon is at are what keep it in orbit - if it were too far away to be under the influence of the gravitational pull it would gradually drift away, too close and it would be pulled on a collision course with the planet.
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Replied at: 01 Sep 2009
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