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The Sun's Gravity Well

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in Astronomy and Cosmology

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Simple question, hoping for a simple answer. Are all of the planets and such in the Sun's gravity well?

 

Is Luna in Earth's gravity well?

Simple question, hoping for a simple answer. Are all of the planets and such in the Sun's gravity well?

 

Is Luna in Earth's gravity well?

 

 

Yes, and yes. If they have closed orbit around the sun, they are caught in the well.

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