But smaller planets like Earth or Mars cannot boast of such a thing. For example, the Red Planet has only two natural satellites, while Earth has one.
Scientists decided to find out how many maximum moons our planet can have? The main criterion was that they would not have to change their trajectory.
Calculations have shown that the Earth can hold a different number of satellites depending on their masses. That is, if their dimensions were comparable to the Moon, then we could talk about four celestial bodies.
Source: Ferra
