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Dec 9, 2022 at 18:05 | comment | added | M. A. Golding | @Matthais The orbital periods of the innermost moons of solar system planets are not speculative but are measured. Especialy the period of Phobos, the innermost moon of Mars, snce Mars is a planet with a solid surface someone could stand on. Air resistance is lowering the orbit of Phobos, which is expected to reach its Roche Limit and break up in about 30 to 50 million years. | |
Dec 9, 2022 at 11:58 | history | answered | Matthias | CC BY-SA 4.0 |