We not have( two moon in the sky that}s why no.
2007-03-27 13:17:18
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answered by Andrea 3
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In fact, the earth has three moons. We can not see the other
two moons from ground level.
We must first establish what should properly be
considered a 'moon' or satellite. A satellite may have
a different shape other than the Moon. The criterion
for a satellite is that it is to be bound to the earth
by gravitation. Now let us consider about its shape. It
can be an irregularly shaped lump, a small stone , or
even a dust cloud. If such lumps are also taken for
satellites, then the earth may have several of them,
even though of small size.
French mathematician Lagrange (of 18th century) studied
the three-body-problem and arrived at the conclusion
that under certain conditions these bodies may form an
equilateral triangle in space. This three-body system
is characterized by what may be termed points of
equilibrium in space. They are also called Trojan
points of earth-moon system or stable Lagrange points
L4 and L5. If any small body moving in space happens to
get into these Lagrangian points, it will lose its
speed in relation to the Earth and the Moon. It will be
caught in a sort of a gravitational trap and will
remain there forever.
The very process of the "trap" getting filled up with
matter makes the capture process faster and faster.
Although the trap-process is extremely slow, it can be
expected that over the hundreds of millions of years an
appreciable amount of matter could have been
accumulated in the Lagrangian points of the Earth-Moon
system. Satellites were discovered in the Lagrangian
points of the Sun-Jupiter system many decades ago, and
many asteroids were also observed in the vicinity of
each of them. They were all given the names of heroes
of the Trojan War. The bigger group was called the
Greeks and the smaller the Trojans. For a long time,
modern scientists could not spot any such satellites in
the Earth-Moon system, although the probability had
been predicted by theory. That was due to several
reasons. A satellite, such as the one in question, can
be seen only when the corresponding Lagrangian point is
situated in the region of the celestial sphere opposite
to the sun, and at the same time far enough from the
bright path of the Milky Way. Moreover, the time of
observation must be on a no moon night. Such good
coincidences are exceedingly rare. It was only a few
years ago that western astronomers finally succeeded in
photographing the earth's invisible satellites. They
turned out to be rather very impressive - the diameter
of each of them is larger than the Earth itself. By
cosmic standards, the mass of these dust clouds is
quite small; a mere 20,000 tons. As to their density,
it is a wonder; one dust particle per cubic kilometer.
That is why, it had been so difficult to discover them.
A Polish astronomer, Kordylewski, has independently
found in 1956 that the Earth has two more satellites,
and that these satellites consist wholly of dust.
These dust satellites can also be seen by the naked
eye! Unbelievable? It is possible, but not so easily.
They are visible only from very high mountains, only
when the air is especially clear, when they are
suitably positioned above the horizon, and when the
Moon is above the horizon. The seers of the yore who
wrote the Vedic astrology manuscripts must have
observed them from the Himalayas. These satellites of
the earth appear as exceedingly weak glowing spots that
subtend an angle of several degrees. They travel among
stars along the same orbit and with the same speed as
the Moon, but one spot is always 60 degrees ahead and
the other 60 degrees behind the Moon. This strongly
suggests that both the satellites lie at the same
distance from the Earth as the Moon and form
equilateral triangles with the Moon and the Earth. The
dust clouds reflect sunlight and their edges are not
very sharp.
http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_mm/ob_techorbit1.html
http://en.allexperts.com/e/k/ka/kazimierz_kordylewski.htm
http://www.light1998.com/Lilith-Lilim/LILITH-Earth's2nd-Moon.htm
http://www.lagrangepoint.co.uk/
2007-03-27 23:10:31
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answered by Anonymous
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Because there is only one. Go look. Count all the big glowy shiney round things that look like a moon.
Actually, this planet is the only planet (Kuiyper belt objects don't count) that has a moon this large. Venus and Mercury have none, Mars has a couple of rocks the size of an apartment building, but the gas giants have all sorts of moons, some bigger than ours.
Theory is that some planet collided with earth when it was still forming and a chunk flew off but stayed in orbit and formed into the moon - just one, though. The moon was largely responsible for clearing meteors and asteroids out of the way, but our planet got a few big ones that nearly wiped out life.
Thank our lucky moon for that...
2007-03-27 13:18:58
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answered by Dances with Poultry 5
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The question being asked by some people is, who built the Moon?? I can't find the article at present, but it goes on to say that mathematically the Moon is perfect..Consider the eclipse of the sun and the Earth, it fits perfectly in position.. So it is the exact size and distance away for this to happen.. What I read was an extract from a book, if I find it I will post the name of the book.. Love and Light.. BB )O(
2007-03-27 18:21:56
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answered by Bunge 7
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Be glad there is only one moon. The effects on Earth's tides
from lunar pull would be unpredictable. Just think of all the racket your hounds would make at two moons when both moons are full. I'd have to shoot the damn things. Stupid dogs.
Men would always be asked by their girlfriends "Which moon do you think is prettier, Floyd"? Don't answer.
Other than that, Mrs Kennedy, how did you like Dallas?
2007-03-27 15:39:16
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answer #5
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answered by Robert B 2
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well because they [smart people] said a big astroid hit the earth and little bits and peices broke off and they say that is the moon, if we get a HUGE one again we can have 2 moons.
but to me. honsetly we can have 2 moons but we just dont lets leave it at that :D
2007-03-28 04:21:18
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answered by bstiff_101 2
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we could, we just don't
2007-03-27 13:11:05
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answer #7
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answered by MONK 6
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