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The chances are actually not known exactly, but it is estimated a 10/90 chance. The two options are it either free's itself from earth's gravitational pull about a couple billion years from now or it is hit by some massive asteroid and screws up its orbit causing it to come crashing or getting freed from, once again, earths gravitational pull. It is more likely that it will just float away a couple billion years from now.
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What is the probability of the sun crashing into the earth?
It is 0. The sun will eventually expand into a red giant and "swallow" the earth but that is not the same as crashing into it.
If a Helicopter is crashing do you try and parachute out or do you take your chances in the chopper?
Any aircraft that is crashing is about to impact with the ground, or is impacting with the ground, so a parachute will be of little use in these circumstances.
How many moons are in the earth?
There is no moon IN the Earth. There is one moon ORBITING AROUND Earth.
Why does one rotation of the moon equal one orbit of the moon?
The moon orbits the earth in such a way that the same side of the moon is facing towards the earth at all times. A fancy way of describing this is that the moon rotates once when it orbits the earth once. Rocks returned from the Apollo lunar landings are made of the same material as the rocks on earth. Scientists now believethat the moon was created when another object slammed into the earth back when the earth was still very hot and had a much thinner crust. The moon is a combination of the earth at that timeand the object that hit us. That is why the moon rotates once with evey revolution.
Is the earth a square?
as square as the moon is .
What property of the moon that keeps it from crashing into the earth?
Gravity probably
What does this say about earth's chances of being hit by an asteroid compared to the Moon's chances?
Earth's chance: 15% Moons chance: 50%
How does the moon rotate around the earth without crashing into the sun?
It's able to slip in between the Earth and the sun, since the sun is about 390 times farther away from us than the moon is, and the space between the Earth and the sun is wide enough for about 35,000 moons to squeeze through. It's a lot like how the Space Shuttle or a TV satellite is able to revolve around the Earth without crashing into the moon. Also, how an Indy car is able to do qualifying laps around the track without crashing into the Empire State Building.
Why are there rings around Jupiter?
Rings around a planet are caused by a collision. This collision could occur from a moon crashing into a moon, a moon crashing into the planet, an asteroid crashing into a moon or an asteroid crashing into the planet. The resulting debris from the collision gets trapped in the planetary orbit, and hence, creates a ring system.
How many meteorites have miss the earth from crashing?
500 meteorites have missed the earth from crashing
Is it true that earth's gravity pulls the moon toward it?
Yes, Earth's gravity does pull the Moon towards it. The force of gravity between the Earth and the Moon is what causes the Moon to orbit around the Earth. The Moon's motion is a balance between its inertia trying to move in a straight line and the gravitational force pulling it towards Earth.
Does moon has its own orbit?
Yes, the moon orbits around the Earth in an elliptical path. This orbit is influenced by the gravitational pull between the Earth and the moon, causing the moon to maintain a relatively constant distance as it circles our planet.
How do moon craters form on the moon?
They are formed by asteroids and meteorites crashing into the surface of the moon
Why the moon has holes?
They're craters - made by meteors crashing on the moon
What are the chances of the moon rotating equal to its orbit around earth?
It is not a matter of chance it is a matter of physics. The moon is tidally locked with the earth. All this takes are the effects of gravity and time.
What effects the size of craters on the moon?
The size of the object crashing into the lunar surface. There is no atmosphere on the moon to slow down approaching objects (as there is on Earth). This means that chunks of space 'rock' don't disintegrate on their way to the moon's surface.
If the moon explode?
If the moon were to explode, a ring would form around the Earth similar to Saturn's rings. Also, presumably-molten moon-fragments would rain onto the Earth's surface. There would no longer be tides, and, save for any destruction from lunar fragments crashing into Earth, life would be relatively unchanged.
