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Calculate the earths gravitational pull on the moon. You can find the earths mass, the moons mass, and the distance between them in the list of physical constants on the Ref Tbls. Show your work

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Chapter13: Gravitation

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Problem 13.9CYU: Check Your Understanding The nearly circular orbit of Saturn has an average radius of about 9.5 AU...

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