Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year
suburban_hillbilly @ suburban_hillbilly @lemmy.ml Posts 3Comments 343Joined 1 yr. ago
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The kind that takes more than 2 months to 'complete'. From the perspective of the earth it makes a horseshoe shape. From the 'temporary moon' perspective it gets a trajectory adjustment on its solar orbit.
It's more like a gravity assist that takes 2 months to complete than an orbit.