Let's define the gravitational pull between Earth and the Sun as 1 Earth-pull. What is the pull that Jupiter  has on the Sun in Earth-pulls? Jupiter  has a mass of 318  Earth masses. Jupiter  is located at 5.20  AU from the Sun.

Q: What is Kepler's first law of planetary motion? The period of a planet's orbit is proportional to…

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Q: Consider a spacecraft on a hyperbolic trajectory that will fly by Mars. The trajectory's semi-major…

A: Given:  Semi-major axis = a = -11,000 km = -11×106 m Eccentricity = e = 1.8

Q: True or false :The gravitational attraction of Planet 3 to its moon is equal to the gravitational…

A: Yes, it is true.

Q: An asteroid orbits the sun in a circle with a period P of 12 years. About how far from the Sun is…

A: period of asteroid  around sun = 12 years period of earth around sun = 1 year distance of earth from…

Q: Suppose you are told that a satellite orbiting the Earth has a orbital period of 0.95 hours. Part…

A: orbital period of satellite orbiting earth = 0.95 hours orbital radius of satellite = RRadius of…

Q: Which of the following heavenly bodies has the most elliptical orbit about the sun? a. Venus b. Mars…

A: Option e is correct  Halley's comet has the most elliptical orbit about the sun.

Q: The diagrams represent Saturn and one of its moons, Titan. Which diagram shows the distance between…

A: The expression for the gravitational attraction between the Saturn and its moon, Titan is given as,…

Q: Asteroid X in the Solar System has a semimajor axis of 3.25 AU and an orbital period that is 125…

A: According to Kepler's 3 rd law of planetary motion the square of time period (T) is directly…

Q: Calculate the length R of the semimajor axis of a planet whose period is 165 years.

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Q: Calculate the length R of the semimajor axis of a planet whose period is 220 days.

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Q: Calculate the gravitational field strength on a planet with a diameter of 12939.5 km and the escape…

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Q: A planet with mass 8.07x1023 kg orbits a star with mass 1.18x1030 kg. The orbit is circular, and the…

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Q: Planet X orbits the star Omega with a "year" that is 650 earth days long. Planet Y circles Omega at…

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Q: Calculate Venus's mass given the acceleration due to gravity (8.87 m/s2) and the radius of Venus…

A: Introduction: Venus is a part of our planetary system that orbit between earth and mercury around…

Q: An object of mass mm is launched from a planet of mass M and radius R.  Calculate this minimum…

A: Write the given data. M=5.38×1023 kgR=83.2×103 km=83.2×106 m

Q: The Magellan orbiter orbits Venus with a period of 3.26 hours. How far (in km) above the surface of…

A: The equation for the radius of the orbit is given by, r3=GMP24π2 Substituting the values in the…

Q: Pluto's gravity is 0.7 m/s2 and Neptune's gravity is 11.0 m/s2. On which planet or dwarf planet…

A: Here, we should know what is the role of gravity , if the gravity is large then the weight will be…

Q: What are the speed and altitude of a geosynchronous satellite orbiting Mars? Mars rotates on its…

A: Given data The mass of the mars is given as Mm = 6.42 x 1023 kg. The time of rotation is given as T…

Q: to's gravity is 0.7 ms2 and Neptune's gravity is 11.0 ms2. On which planet or dwar

A: Given:- Pluto's gravity is 0.7 ms2  Neptune's gravity is 11.0 ms2.  Find:- On which planet or dwarf…

Q: What is the radial acceleration (m/s) of mercury if orbital period is 88 days and orbit radius is…

A: The given values are,

Q: calculate the force of gravity between earth (m=5.972x10^24kg) and the closest satellite (m=4,587kg)…

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Q: A 2,750 kg satellite is expected to be launched 530km above the surface of the moon. What is its…

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Q: If a NASA probe orbits a planet every 1.4 hrs, and its orbit is 11,696.5 km from the center of the…

A: Given, a NASA probe orbits a planet every t=1.4 hrs=1.4×3600=5040 s, and its orbit (circular) is of…

Q: Calculate the force of gravity between a newborn baby (mass=3Kg) and the planet Mars(…

A: Consider the mass of the newborn baby be m, the mass of the planet Mars be MM, and the distance of…

Q: A certain planet has a radius of 4990 km. If, on the surface of that planet, a 95.0 kg object has a…

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Q: Neptune’s moon Triton has an orbital period of 5.877 days and a semi‐major axis of 3.5 x 108 What…

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Q: The orbital speeds of the planets Mercury and Mars are v(Mercury) = 50 km / s and V(Mars) = 24.2 km…

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Q: A science fiction author is writing a book where an artificial planet is constructed in our Solar…

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Q: The mass of Mars is 6.42 × 1023 kg. Its moon Phobos is 9378 kilometers away from Mars and has a mass…

A: Given that - Mass of the mars Mass of the Phobos Mass of the Deimos Distance between the mars and…

Q: An object is found orbiting the sun at a distance of 70 AU what is the objects orbital period? A.…

A: Solution: Given: 1 AU = one astronomical unit = 1.496 x 1011 m 1 year = 3.156 x 107 s  G =…

Q: Europa orbits Jupiter with an average radius of 671,100 km and a period of 3.551 days. Based upon…

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Q: Astronomers discover an exoplanet, a planet orbiting a star other than the Sun, that has an orbital…

A: The orbital period of a planet is, The planet’s mass is,

Q: The gravitational force between two giant lead spheres is 0.010 N when the centers of the spheres…

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Q: Neptune orbits the Sun with an orbital radius of 4.495 x 10^12 m. If the earth to sun distance 1A.U.…

A: 1 A.U.=1.5×1011 m1 year=3.156×107 s

Q: Calculate the force of gravity between a newborn baby (mass = 3 kg) and the planet Mars (mass = 6.4…

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Q: Suppose NASA wants a satellite to revolve around Earth 5 times a day. What should be the radius of…

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Q: If you compare the gravitational force on the earth due to the sun to that dueto the moon, you would…

A: Tidal effect is inversely proportional to the cube of the distance while gravitional force is…

Q: The Magellan orbiter orbits Venus with a period of 3.26 hours. How far (in km) above the surface of…

A: Given: Mass of venus (M) = 4.87x1024 kg Radius of venus (R)= 6.05x103 km Time period of Magellan…

Q: f a planet has an average distance from the Sun of 6.0 AU, what is its orbital period? years

A: To solve this question we need to use Kepler's third law of planetary motion, which state that…

Q: The table below illustrates data on Kepler's 3rd Law for the first six planets. Jse it to estimate…

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Q: For two moons (Moon A and Moon B) with the same mass, both in circular orbits about Mars, how many…

A: Given data:  Mass of both moons is same Distance of moon B from centre of Mars rB = 9rA Required:…

Q: If G = 6.674 ⨉ 10 −11m3/kg/s2, the orbital period of Saturn’s moon Titan is 15.95 days, and the…

A: G = 6.674 x 10-11 m3/kg/s2 Orbital period of saturn, P = 15.95 days P=15.95 x 24 hours = 15.95 x 24…

Q: Calculate the length R of the semimajor axis of a planet whose period is 138 years.

A: It is given that,