(a) One of the moons of Jupiter, named Io, has an orbital radius of 4.22 108 m and a period of 1.77 days. Assuming the orbit is circular, calculate the mass of Jupiter.

Question

(b) The largest moon of Jupiter, named Ganymede, has an orbital radius of 1.07 109 m and a period of 7.16 days. Calculate the mass of Jupiter from this data.

(c) Are your results to parts (a) and (b) consistent?

Explain.

Answer 1

A) 1.90 x 10^27
B) 1.90 x 10^27
C)yes