{"id":14648,"date":"2025-06-12T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/?p=14648"},"modified":"2025-11-27T19:30:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T18:30:34","slug":"is-the-moon-a-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/en\/is-de-maan-een-planeet\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the Moon a planet?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14648\" class=\"elementor elementor-14648\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694eaa08 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"694eaa08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a4894a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45a4894a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The question <strong>\u201cIs the Moon a planet?\u201d<\/strong> is surprisingly often asked. Certainly by children, but also by adults just starting out in astronomy. And it's understandable: the Moon is round, has a surface full of craters, and rotates in the sky like a planet would. Yet the answer is clear: <strong>no, the Moon is not a planet.<\/strong> In this blog, we explain why not and why that answer is more interesting than you might think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8d39b2df wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/en\/vespera-pro\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-moon-with-Vespera-Pro-scaled-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"is the moon a planet\" class=\"wp-image-7502\" style=\"width:283px;height:auto\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-moon-with-Vespera-Pro-scaled-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-moon-with-Vespera-Pro-scaled-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-moon-with-Vespera-Pro-scaled-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-moon-with-Vespera-Pro-scaled-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-moon-with-Vespera-Pro-scaled-1-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-moon-with-Vespera-Pro-scaled-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-moon-with-Vespera-Pro-scaled-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-moon-with-Vespera-Pro-scaled-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-moon-with-Vespera-Pro-scaled-1-990x990.jpg 990w, https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-moon-with-Vespera-Pro-scaled-1-441x441.jpg 441w, https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-moon-with-Vespera-Pro-scaled-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The moon shot with the Vespera Pro smart telescope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What makes something a planet?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/iau.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Astronomical Union (IAU)<\/a> an object must meet three conditions to be considered a planet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It orbits directly around a star (like the sun).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is spherical by its own gravity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It swept its orbit clean of other objects.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Earth meets all these conditions. The Moon does not, and this is mainly because it is <strong>orbiting the Earth<\/strong>, and not directly around the sun. This makes it not a planet, but a <strong>natural satellite<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a natural satellite?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet. In our solar system, there are <strong>more than 200 moons<\/strong> discovered. Some examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ganymede<\/strong> (moon of Jupiter) is the largest moon in the solar system, even larger than Mercury and may have an underground ocean.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Titan<\/strong> (moon of Saturn) is the only moon with a dense atmosphere and has lakes of liquid methane. In 2027, it will launch <a href=\"http:\/\/nasa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA <\/a>the <strong>Dragonfly mission<\/strong>: a flying drone that will explore Titan in 2034 for traces of life and organic chemistry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Europe<\/strong> (moon of Jupiter) has an ice crust beneath which lurks an ocean possibly suitable for life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enceladus <\/strong>(moon of Saturn) spews out water and organic matter through active geysers. Beneath the ice surface there is almost certainly a liquid ocean with the right ingredients for life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earth's Moon is <strong>not the biggest<\/strong>, but <strong>unique<\/strong>: it is by far the largest moon relative to the planet it circles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">But the Moon is big, isn't it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, that's right. The Moon has:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A diameter of 3,474 km (over a quarter of the Earth)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A mass 80 times smaller than that of the Earth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A surface with craters, seas and mountains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That makes him <strong>large enough to be spherical<\/strong> - one of the planetary criteria - but that is not enough. Its orbit determines its classification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The center of mass: why the Moon is not a double planet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Earth and Moon do not technically rotate exactly around each other, but around a common center of gravity: the <strong>center of mass<\/strong>. That is about 1,000 km below the Earth's surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Had the barycenter fallen outside the Earth, we could speak of a <strong>double planet system<\/strong>. But because it is still \u00edn the Earth, the Moon remains a satellite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does the Moon have planet-like properties?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Absolutely. The Moon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Has a <strong>core, mantle and crust<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Has <strong>moonquakes<\/strong> (moonquakes), as well as earthquakes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Was created from a collision between young Earth and a planet-like object (Theia)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Has a stable orbit and predictable rotation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But despite these characteristics <strong>he misses the independent orbit around the sun<\/strong>, and that is decisive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is the Moon moving away from us?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. The Moon is moving away each year by about <strong>3.8 centimeters<\/strong> from Earth. Once it was only 14,000 km away from us - now it averages 384,000 km.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In billions of years, that effect will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Making eclipses rarer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Making tides less strong<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extending our days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet that process will likely be overtaken by another cosmic fate: <strong>the Sun will engulf the Earth and Moon in about 5 billion years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How did the Moon come into existence?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most widely accepted theory is the <strong>Theia impact hypothesis<\/strong>. About <strong>4.5 billion years ago<\/strong>, shortly after the creation of Earth, an object the size of Mars that we see today collided <strong>Theia<\/strong> mention with the young Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Was the Earth fully formed by then?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No, the Earth was still developing at the time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Not yet cooled<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No stable atmosphere yet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Much smaller than now<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And with a lower gravity than today's planet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet the Earth had already <strong>sufficient mass<\/strong> to pull huge amounts of material into orbit after impact. This debris, mostly from Theia as well as Earth itself, formed a disk around our planet over the course of several thousand years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gravity caused this material to clump together into one large object: <strong>the Moon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is the Moon now orbiting the Earth?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rotation of the Earth as well as the speed at which the debris was hurled into space after the collision caused the clumped object to <strong>in a stable job<\/strong> came. Compare it to a satellite launched around the Earth at just the right speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What's important:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The resulting object had a <strong>track and speed<\/strong> which did not lead to relapse or escape.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Even then, the Earth's mass was sufficient to bind this object by gravity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since then, the Moon has been continuously orbiting the Earth, while tidal action and rotational acceleration have further affected our systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">As a young planet, why could we hold a moon after all?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While this is a valid point, there are a few things to be aware of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Even a smaller planet has a gravitational field, especially in a collision of this scale. Objects in space are really big, even though they are called \u2018small.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The debris was already relatively close to Earth after the impact.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There was no need to don an external moon; the Moon <strong>formed from local material<\/strong>, within the Earth's gravitational field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This makes our Moon different from most moons in the solar system, many of which are trapped (such as Mars\u2019 moons Phobos and Deimos).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What makes our Moon special?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Moon is <strong>actively studied<\/strong>: by such missions as Apollo, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, and Artemis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He is <strong>the only celestial body<\/strong> beyond the Earth that humans once walked on.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His presence stabilizes the <strong>rotation axis of the Earth<\/strong>, and thus is essential for a stable climate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Without the Moon, there would be <strong>no tides<\/strong> are, and our nights would be much darker.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What can you see with a telescope?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even with a <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/en\/gso-dobson-telescope-n-152-1200-dob\/\" data-type=\"product\" data-id=\"14021\">entry-level <\/a>you can see many details on the lunar surface:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Craters like Tycho and Copernicus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lunar seas such as Mare Tranquillitatis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shadows along the terminator (the boundary between light and dark)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Preferably use a <strong>moon filter<\/strong> To increase contrast and prevent glare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd17 Also check out our <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/en\/accessoires\/eyepieces\/\">eyepieces and filters for lunar observation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion: is the Moon a planet?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. <strong>The Moon is a natural satellite<\/strong> of Earth. It does not orbit the sun, and therefore does not meet the official planet definition. Nevertheless, she is planetary in properties and invaluable to life on Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to see the Moon for yourself? Then visit our:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/en\/the-best-telescope-for-beginners\/\">Choice guide for beginners<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/en\/telescopes\/\">Telescope page for Moon Observation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>De vraag \u201cIs de Maan een planeet?\u201d wordt verrassend vaak gesteld. Zeker door kinderen, maar ook door volwassenen die net beginnen met sterrenkunde. En het is begrijpelijk: de Maan is rond, heeft een oppervlak vol kraters, en draait aan de hemel zoals een planeet dat zou doen. Toch is het antwoord helder: nee, de Maan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[168,2985],"tags":[552],"class_list":["post-14648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-astronomie-kenniscentrum","category-astronomie-101","tag-is-de-maan-een-planeet"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-moon-with-Vespera-Pro-scaled-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25427,"url":"https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/en\/maan-en-planeten-september-2025\/","url_meta":{"origin":14648,"position":0},"title":"Moon and planets September 2025: highlights at a glance","author":"Info telescoop","date":"21-08-2025","format":false,"excerpt":"De maan en planeten september 2025 zorgen voor een uitzonderlijk drukke en spectaculaire hemelmaand. Het absolute hoogtepunt is de nacht van zondag 7 september: een volle Korenmaan die samenvalt met een totale maansverduistering. Daarna volgen meerdere bijzondere ontmoetingen met Saturnus, Jupiter en Venus. Het is dus een maand waarin je\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astronomie Kenniscentrum&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astronomie Kenniscentrum","link":"https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/en\/astronomie-kenniscentrum\/astronomie-kenniscentrum\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Maan en planeten september 2025: de hoogtepunten op een rijtje","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/maan-en-planeten-2025.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/maan-en-planeten-2025.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/maan-en-planeten-2025.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14201,"url":"https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/en\/planeten-kijken-mei-2025\/","url_meta":{"origin":14648,"position":1},"title":"Looking planets May 2025: see four planets AND a rare supernova","author":"Info telescoop","date":"04-05-2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Planeten kijken mei 2025 is een aanrader voor iedereen die graag omhoog kijkt. Met maar liefst vier zichtbare planeten \u00e9n een zeldzame mogelijke supernova in aantocht, is dit een maand vol kosmisch spektakel. Zowel de avondhemel als de ochtendhemel hebben iets bijzonders te bieden. Planeten kijken mei 2025 in de\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astronomie Kenniscentrum&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astronomie Kenniscentrum","link":"https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/en\/astronomie-kenniscentrum\/astronomie-kenniscentrum\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/locate_corona_borealis_sky_chart.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/locate_corona_borealis_sky_chart.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/locate_corona_borealis_sky_chart.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/locate_corona_borealis_sky_chart.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/locate_corona_borealis_sky_chart.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/locate_corona_borealis_sky_chart.png?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14880,"url":"https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/en\/jupiter-door-een-telescoop\/","url_meta":{"origin":14648,"position":2},"title":"Jupiter through a telescope: what do you really see?","author":"Info telescoop","date":"29-06-2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Jupiter door een telescoop zien is voor veel mensen h\u00e9t moment waarop sterrenkijken tot leven komt. Maar hoe ziet de gasreus er echt uit door jouw telescoop? Wat is mogelijk met nabewerking? En welke vergroting heb je nodig om Jupiter goed te zien? In deze blog geven we heldere antwoorden,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astronomie Kenniscentrum&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astronomie Kenniscentrum","link":"https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/en\/astronomie-kenniscentrum\/astronomie-kenniscentrum\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"jupiter door een telescoop","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jupiter-door-een-telescoop-nabewerkt.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jupiter-door-een-telescoop-nabewerkt.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jupiter-door-een-telescoop-nabewerkt.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jupiter-door-een-telescoop-nabewerkt.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1821,"url":"https:\/\/staging.telescoop.nl\/en\/aarde-krijgt-tweede-maan\/","url_meta":{"origin":14648,"position":3},"title":"Earth temporarily gets a second \u201cmoon\u201d this year","author":"admin","date":"20-09-2024","format":false,"excerpt":"(Hoofdafbeelding van de aarde en de tweede maan: Robert Lea (gemaakt met Canva)) Aarde krijgt een tweede maan, hoe zit dat? Dit jaar zal de aarde tijdelijk een tweede \"maan\" krijgen, wanneer een kleine astero\u00efde rond onze planeet zal draaien. 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