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    Apart from Luna and man-made satellites; are there any other things that orbit Earth?

    Question #117720. Asked by jimmycarlos. (Sep 22 10 10:22 PM)


    leith90

    		There is an unidentified object that is thought to be an old Apollo rocket from the Apollo 12 mission. It was first seen in Sept 2002, but wasn't visible earlier in the year.

    http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/20sep_mysteryobject/

    There is also a small asteroid called Cruithne that was first seen in 1986. It orbits both the sun and the Earth in horseshoe shaped orbit.

    http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/20sep_mysteryobject/

    There is also nuts, bolts, a tool box a glove, a camera annd Gene Roddenberry's ashes orbiting the Earth.

    http://www.uphaa.com/blog/index.php/top-10-strangest-things-floating-in-space/

    Sep 23 10, 6:08 AM

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