Submitted by Atmo_reetry t3_yyfqzi in space
smoke-frog t1_iwtxyhb wrote
I was under the impression that a 2 body system would be needed to capture a 3rd. That is if an object of the correct mass passed by the moon from a certain trajectory, its heliocentric orbit could be changed enough to be captured by the earth. Not sure what that says about Phobos and Deimos though!
House13Games t1_iwu7guc wrote
Those are just clearly artificially placed as a signpost.
[deleted] t1_ix6cgov wrote
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