Unlike the Other Planets, Why Does Earth Only Have One Natural Satellite?

Bobo.id – You certainly remember, don’t you, that Earth has various satellites?

There are two kinds of satellites owned by Earth, namely: natural satellite and artificial satellites.

There are several artificial satellites owned by Earth, while natural satellite only one, that is Month.

Do you know? Amount natural satellite possessed by this Earth is very different from the amount natural satellite belonging to other planets.

For example, like the Planet Jupiter which has 67 natural satellite. Wow, the numbers are very different from Earth’s natural satellite, ya?

Then, why does Earth only have one natural satellite of course, even though the other planets in the solar system have dozens of satellites, right?

Find out more about satellites too, let’s go!

What is a Satellite?

In space there are not only planets, asteroids, stars, or meteorites, my friends.

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But there are various other celestial bodies that are always in space, one of which is a satellite.

Sourced from NASA, satellites are objects that move around larger objects.

In the solar system, there are dozens of natural satellites and almost every planet has its own satellite.

There is one in number, but there is also a number in the dozens, even tens.

There Are Natural Satellites, There Are Artificial Satellites, What’s the Difference?

Bobo has written, here, that each planet has its own satellite.

Well, these satellites are divided into two types, namely natural satellites and artificial satellites.

As the name implies, natural satellites are satellites that form by themselves and there is no human intervention.

While artificial satellites are satellites made by humans and flown into space.

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Sourced from the site Space.com, The first artificial satellite was launched in the 20th century, namely the Sputnik satellite.

The Russian-made Sputnik satellite was launched on October 4, 1957.

The purpose of the launch of this artificial satellite is to help determine the conditions of space and provide an overview to researchers on Earth about the state of space.

In addition, satellites also help us more easily get internet, radio, and television signals.

Moon, Earth’s Natural Satellite

Earth has natural satellites and artificial satellites. There is only one natural satellite of the Earth, namely the Moon.

The Moon is a natural satellite of the Earth because the Moon is the only celestial object that moves around the Earth.

When viewed, the Moon appears to move in the same direction as the Sun, i.e. from east to west.

But actually the Moon orbits the Earth from the opposite direction, namely from west to east.

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The moon has two distinct orbital periods, the sidereal period and the synodic period.

The difference is that the sidereal period is the period of the Moon’s orbit about the Earth every 27.3 days.

While the synodic period is the time from one full moon to the next, which is 29.5 days.

Then, why only the Moon is Earth’s natural satellite, when other planets have dozens of natural satellites?

The answer is because it is only the Moon which is a natural satellite that rotates and orbits the Earth, friends.

The function of the moon as a natural satellite for the earth

Although Earth only has one natural satellite, namely the Moon, it turns out that the Moon has an important role for Earth, friends.

At night, the Moon becomes one of the natural sources of light for the Earth.

The function of the Moon is also to keep the Earth on its axis, which keeps Earth’s climate stable and becomes the right place for human life and various other living things.

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The existence of the Moon as the moon’s natural satellite also causes tides due to the Moon’s rotation.

Well, these tides also cause the air to move so that it becomes wind.

Another function of the Moon as a natural satellite of the Earth is to protect the Earth from celestial bodies heading towards Earth, such as asteroids.

The moon can be a barrier for the asteroid, so it doesn’t hit Earth.

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