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AndiFlatland | 16:45 Mon 02nd Mar 2009 | Science
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Can moons have their own moons, or is there something in the laws of motion or gravity that prevent this?
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No it's possible, but the bodies will tend to find a point of lowest energy use.

This may result in the moon of the moon becoming another moon of the planet in question. However, it may not; it's a complex system (3+ bodies) and has many solutions.
16:52 Mon 02nd Mar 2009
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Yes, but

http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php? number=679
20:29 Mon 02nd Mar 2009

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