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Old 07-September-2006, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by baric View Post
Moon
1. orbits a planet (instead of a star)
2. large enough to be round
3. orbitally dominant (around the planet).
Interesting, and what then of the numerous co-orbital moons around Saturn and Jupiter?
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