• kerrigan778@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Our moon is only the largest moon to planet ratio in our solar system if you discount Pluto as a planet.

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      2 months ago

      Fun fact: if Luna was only about 30% heavier than it is currently, the Earth’s barycenter would lie outside of Earth, which would potentially make Earth not count as a planet by the modern IAU definition.

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        2 months ago

        The real question is… Could such a situation be inhabitable, could life evolve on such a world?