How would we know? And how would names really be relevant? It's probably that the Moon formed after a Mars-sized planet collided with early Earth, and some people call this hypothetical body Theia, but there's no widespread consensus on this name, and no real reason to use it. Possibly the Asteroid Belt used to be a large planetoid that broke up (though likelier it never formed at all), but there's no name for it. Likewise, it's possible that the rings of Saturn were once a solid moon that broke up, but again, no name needed for a hypothetical body that hasn't existed for millions of years.
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Edit: And yes, Joey's nomination of Pluto indeed fits the parameters of your question. Thanks for the laugh, Joey! I don't LOL very often, but you got me on this one.
When the solar system first formed there were about 200 or so planets. Most chrased into eachother or jupiter or flew out. One about the size of mars hit earth and its remains created the moon
Yes. Actually, there were many. There names where quite weird though. Such as the foul language we speak today! You know those words I am talking about. That is why we say those words in frustraition, anger, and other times! Because the scientist were so mad that those planets disapeared. Your welcome.
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you might be thinking of Pluto
How would we know? And how would names really be relevant? It's probably that the Moon formed after a Mars-sized planet collided with early Earth, and some people call this hypothetical body Theia, but there's no widespread consensus on this name, and no real reason to use it. Possibly the Asteroid Belt used to be a large planetoid that broke up (though likelier it never formed at all), but there's no name for it. Likewise, it's possible that the rings of Saturn were once a solid moon that broke up, but again, no name needed for a hypothetical body that hasn't existed for millions of years.
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Edit: And yes, Joey's nomination of Pluto indeed fits the parameters of your question. Thanks for the laugh, Joey! I don't LOL very often, but you got me on this one.
Between Mars and Jupiter there was once planet Maldeck, which blew up. That left the asteroid field now. (Or so it's believed.)
There's also a planet closer to the sun than Mercury, planet Vulcan, which might have got destroyed.
When the solar system first formed there were about 200 or so planets. Most chrased into eachother or jupiter or flew out. One about the size of mars hit earth and its remains created the moon
Yes. Actually, there were many. There names where quite weird though. Such as the foul language we speak today! You know those words I am talking about. That is why we say those words in frustraition, anger, and other times! Because the scientist were so mad that those planets disapeared. Your welcome.
Pluto!
Lolz.