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Old 09-16-2002, 02:16 PM  
Juge
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Originally posted by mika


Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't it orbiting the SUN just like earth does. I mean it's an asteroid which is using the same orbit than Earth. It's not orbiting Earth
The Earth-Moon pair is in orbit around the Sun. Their center of gravity is what travels in an ellipse - neither of them actually do.

The Moon is in orbit around the Earth.
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