Earth and the Moon are proportional partners, and that might be rare

As moons go, ours is a good one. While the Moon only has a mass of around 1.2 percent that of the Earth, that’s huge compared to the other moons of the solar system. The Earth is also the largest of the rocky planets, so it’s natural to assume that bigger planets likely get biggerContinue reading “Earth and the Moon are proportional partners, and that might be rare”

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