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Earth's second moon is known as Cruithne.
 
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2 posted on 12/24/2010 12:03:00 PM PST by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Orbits_of_Cruithne_and_Earth.gif


6 posted on 12/24/2010 12:25:18 PM PST by Christian Engineer Mass (Leftys who zone in on Palin miss the point. America's not about single figures. That's for NK/Cuba.)
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There are a number of asteriods ( 3753 Cruithne, 54509 YORP, (85770) 1998 UP1, 2002 AA29, and 2003 YN107) in orbits that are in resonance with Earth’s. The earth resonant ones don’t scare me, this one does.


9 posted on 12/24/2010 1:43:41 PM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Socialists are to economics what circle squarers are to math; undaunted by reason or derision.)
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To: SunkenCiv
Interesting!

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18 posted on 12/24/2010 10:30:41 PM PST by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
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