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[–] kerrigan778@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Our moon is only the largest moon to planet ratio in our solar system if you discount Pluto as a planet.

[–] lukewarm_ozone@lemmy.today 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Fun fact: if Luna was only about 30% heavier than it is currently, the Earth's barycenter would lie outside of Earth, which would potentially make Earth not count as a planet by the modern IAU definition.

[–] kerrigan778@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

The real question is... Could such a situation be inhabitable, could life evolve on such a world?