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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

They must mean Earth’s *other* other moon. I knew there was a second one with a name (Cruithne) instead of a letter number deal...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2251386.stm

14 posted on 04/17/2007 5:26:38 PM PDT by GoLightly

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To: GoLightly

Cruithne never has a geocentric eccentricy less than one, so it’s not actually in orbit around the Earth. It is in an odd sort of resonance with the Earth. Check out the Wikipedia article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3753_Cruithne

22 posted on 04/17/2007 7:35:19 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets ("We will have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us.")

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To: GoLightly

If it is determined that J002E3 is natural it will become Earth's third natural satellite.

So what ever became of J002E3?

Is it or is it not a moon?

27 posted on 04/17/2007 8:35:07 PM PDT by Pontiac (Patriotism is the natural consequence of having a free mind in a free society.)

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