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Old November 5th 05, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by dave black
I've always been puzzled that even 'planet-sized' moons such as Titan
don't have any satellites going round them.

Is there a particular reason?
Natural moons of moons have probably occured briefly but their orbits tend to be unstable due to the infuence of the adjacent planet. However artificial satellites of a moon are possible - I think our moon has [had] them Like Apollo manned-craft and Clementine for example.

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