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Can a gas giant planet have a gas moon orbiting it.?

Like could a 5x the mass Jupiter planet have a 12x the mass Earth moon orbiting it? or is there not enough material for that in star systems?

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  • Scott
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    a moon roughly the size of our moon (and probably much bigger) would not have enough gravity to keep all those gases from floating away.

    Source(s): 3 times space camp, 5 times adult space camp, etc
  • 4 years ago

    Scientists have self belief there will be an yet another Universe someplace would exist! Even Our Universe is larger than we expect of. Scientists got here across in reality a 5% of the Universe. sure. As u say some gas moon might want to nicely be orbiting gas huge Planet contained in the Universe, that is major if scientists come across it.! U r affirming that gas huge moon. that is misguided because moons won't be able to be better because the gas huge Planets. In our image voltaic device Jupiter is an ideal social gathering for gas huge Planet. it incorporates sixty 3 moons Orbiting the Jupiter. the gas moons isn't as same because the rocky moons that we see above the Earth in evening. gas is a Destructible stress complete element even as it combines with the Gravity! Thats how the gas huge Planets were shaped. Dont problem! NASA will provide the assistance to the international in the adventure that they discover IT!

  • 8 years ago

    Likely a few star systems have enough material, but we haven't found any like that. Possibly we will soon launch a system that searches for moons in other star systems. Neil

  • ?
    Lv 4
    8 years ago

    yes

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