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Calculate the period of a satellite orbiting the Moon, 100 km above the Moon's surface. Ignore effects of the Earth. The radius of the Moon is 1740 km.

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Calculate the period of a satellite orbiting the Moon, 100
km above the Moon's surface. Ignore effects of the
Earth. The radius of the Moon is 1740 km.
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