Our Definition For “Moon” Is Broken (Collab. w/ MinutePhysics)

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:

• Moon: a natural satellite of a satellite of a star.
• Satellite: A celestial body orbiting a larger celestial body.
• Orbit: The path followed by one object revolving around another object under the influence of gravity.
• Barycenter: The center of mass that two or more bodies orbit around.
• Binary System: A system in which two similarly sized object orbit the same barycenter.
• Hydrostatic equilibrium: Roundness that occurs when gravity is balanced by a pressure gradient force.

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