Is the Moon bigger than Mercury?

Which moon is bigger than planet Mercury?

Ganymede. Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system (larger than the planet Mercury), and is the only moon known to have its own internally generated magnetic field.

What is bigger than the moon?

Bottom line: The sun's diameter is about 400 times larger than that of the moon – and the sun is also about 400 times farther from Earth. So the sun and moon appear nearly the same size as seen from Earth.

Which is smaller moon or Mercury?

The smallest planet in our solar system and nearest to the Sun, Mercury is only slightly larger than Earth's Moon.

How many moons are larger than Mercury?

Ganymede and Titan, the two largest moons in our solar system, are larger than planet Mercury while Earth's moon is smaller.

Is Sun bigger than moon?

The sun and the moon are about the same size when you look at them in the sky, though that's just thanks to the coincidence that the sun is about 400 times farther away than the moon and also about 400 times bigger. Another fun coincidence is that the radius of the sun is about twice the distance to the moon.

Is the moon bigger than the Earth yes or no?

The moon is a bit more than one-fourth (27 percent) the size of Earth, a much larger ratio (1:4) than any other planets and their moons. Earth's moon is the fifth largest moon in the solar system.

Can a moon be a planet?

Pluto's moon Charon will become a planet. But we're talking really strange. Eventually, if Earth and its Moon survive long enough, the Moon will have to be reclassified as a planet, said Gregory Laughlin, an extrasolar planet researcher at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Can a moon have a moon?

Yes, it is possible for a moon to itself have moons and/or rings, and there are a few places where scientists have suggested that this is (or was) the case. However, moons tend to rotate slowly, and this makes it difficult for a moon's moon to find a stable orbit.