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One of Saturn's moons has an orbital distance of 1.87 x 108 m. The mean orbital period of this moon is approximately 23 hours....Asked by trina
One of Saturn's moons has an orbital distance of 1.87× 10m to the 8 power. The mean orbital period of this moon is approximately 23 hours. Use this information to estimate a mass for the planet Saturn.
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bobpursley
force gravity=force centripetal
GMm/orbitdistance^2=mv^2/orbitaldistance
,,notice m, the mass of the moon divides out...
but v=2PIorbitaldistance/Period
put thatin for v, and then solve for the mass of Saturn M
GMm/orbitdistance^2=mv^2/orbitaldistance
,,notice m, the mass of the moon divides out...
but v=2PIorbitaldistance/Period
put thatin for v, and then solve for the mass of Saturn M
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