Re:A dwarf planet coming within 11 AU of the sun over the ne...
by cbkeller on Monday June 21, 2021 @12:58AM
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Earth's moon is freakishly large by moon standards, as it turns out!
> At about one-quarter the diameter of Earth (comparable to the width of Australia), it [the Moon] is the largest natural satellite in the Solar System relative to the size of its planet, the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System overall, and is larger than any dwarf planet.
> At about one-quarter the diameter of Earth (comparable to the width of Australia), it [the Moon] is the largest natural satellite in the Solar System relative to the size of its planet, the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System overall, and is larger than any dwarf planet.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon