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Can a moon have a moon that has a moon?

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Whenever we send a ship to the moon it spends time in orbit, circling the moon. While it is in orbit, it is a 'moon' or satellite to our moon.
The earth revolves around the sun, the moon revolves around the earth, and a natural or artificial satellite can revolve around the moon.

Presumably, somewhere in the universe, there could be a moon with a moon with a moon.

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