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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

at one point we have to realize theres an infinite number of small rocks orbiting any given planet

[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why you gotta be so mean to my itty bitty moon brothers and sisters?

[–] Spaghetti_Hitchens@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago

The itty bitty satellite committee

[–] elmicha@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does Earth also have such small orbiting rocks that are a few kilometers wide?

[–] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

No, we only have one moon. I think the gravity of the moon is too large for other moons to be in a stable orbit around Earth.

[–] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They really need to change the name to Urectum to end the jokes about how to pronounce it

[–] banghida@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Tbh no other language but English has the same problem. In some languages it is simply 'Uran', and it does not mean anything but Uran.

[–] TotalFat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Urasshole

[–] h3mlocke@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

That's no moon that's a space station.

[–] _NetNomad@kbin.run 4 points 1 year ago

i wonder if something that size would even have noticable gravity