Asked by Rach S
The planet Mars has a satellite, Deimos, which travels in an orbit of radius 2.346×107 m with a period of 1.26 days. Calculate the mass of Mars from this information.
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Answered by
bobpursley
Force on Deimos= centripetal force
GMm*Ms/r^2=Ms v^2/r
but v=2PIr/T and you know r and T
Solve for Mmars
GMm*Ms/r^2=Ms v^2/r
but v=2PIr/T and you know r and T
Solve for Mmars
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