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Old 19-04-2010, 08:21 PM
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Stable orbits

Planets orbit stars. Moon orbit planets. Stars orbit galaxies.

Is there a stable orbit that an object could have around the moon?
As a generalisation of this, is there a stable orbit around any moon of any planet? And under what conditions?

For bonus points. Could such a system form naturally?

No, I don't know the answer, i'm asking the question.
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