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What moon is believed to be captured asteroid?

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The Martian moon Phobos is believed to be very similar to C- and D-type asteroids, and it has been suggested that it also has the properties of a carbonaceous chondrite.

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Which moon is a captured asteroid?

Phobos and Deimos are believed to be captured moons.


What was Phobos before it became a moon?

It is believed that Phobos was most likely a captured asteroid.


Is the moon captured?

The moons Phobos and Deimos of planet Mars are believed to be captured asteroids because of their closeness to the Asteroid Belt. And Triton, one of Neptune's moons, is also believed to be captured by the Kuper Belt. But if you're asking about the Earth's moon, it's not.


Can asteroids become moons?

No. An asteroid can get captured by an asteroid and become a moon, but not the moon. Our moon is too large to be considered an asteroid.


The two moons of Mars are believed to be captured?

Phobos and Deimos are believed to be captured asteroids because of Mars close proximity to the Asteroid belt and their "asteroid" appearance.


What or Which theory says that the Moon was pulled from the Earth?

The second theory says that the moon is a captured asteroid.


Is Deimos a planet?

No. It is an irregularly-shaped satellite of Mars, believed to be an asteroid captured by the planet's gravitational field.


Is Phobos a captured moon?

The moons Phobos and Deimos of planet Mars are believed to be captured asteroids.


What moon is oddly shaped and may be a captured asteroid?

That would apply to just about any small moon. Larger moons will have a round shape.


If an asteroid passed by Earth at just the right distance it would be captured by Earth's gravity and become our second moon?

This is false.


What are some common theories about the Moon's formation?

That is was a captured asteroid, it broke away from the earth after a huge impact, that it formed at the same time as the earth.


What is the name of the asteroid that had its own moon?

The first confirmed case of an asteroid orbiting another asteroid is the asteroid Ida which is orbited by a smaller asteroid orbiting it called Dactyl; other asteroid moons have been found since.