Calculate the orbital velocity (in km/s) of a ring particle that orbits 1.25 x 105 km from the center of Jupiter.What is the Roche limit (in km) for Jupiter?Find the moon in the table below that is closest to this radius. What is its orbital velocity (in km/s)?Selection of Principal Satellites of the Solar SystemDistance fromPrimary (103 km)PrimarySatelliteRadius (km)JupiterAmalthea135 x 100 x 78182Io1,820422Europa1,560671Ganymede2,6301,071Callisto2,4101,884Himalia~8511,470SaturnJanus110 x 80 x 100151.5Mimas196185.5Enceladus260238.0Tethys530294.7Dione560377Rhea765527Titan2,5751,222Hyperion205 x 130 x 1101,484Iapetus7203,562Phoebe10512,930 Part 1 of 3The circular velocity equation can be used to determine the orbital velocity of a ring particle.GMV =Calculate the orbital velocity of a ring particle that orbits 1.25 x 105 km from the center of Jupiter.GMV =km/s

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Calculate the orbital velocity (in km/s) of a ring particle that orbits 1.25 x 105 km from the center of Jupiter.
What is the Roche limit (in km) for Jupiter?
Find the moon in the table below that is closest to this radius. What is its orbital velocity (in km/s)?
Selection of Principal Satellites of the Solar System
Distance from
Primary (103 km)
Primary
Satellite
Radius (km)
Jupiter
Amalthea
135 x 100 x 78
182
Io
1,820
422
Europa
1,560
671
Ganymede
2,630
1,071
Callisto
2,410
1,884
Himalia
~85
11,470
Saturn
Janus
110 x 80 x 100
151.5
Mimas
196
185.5
Enceladus
260
238.0
Tethys
530
294.7
Dione
560
377
Rhea
765
527
Titan
2,575
1,222
Hyperion
205 x 130 x 110
1,484
Iapetus
720
3,562
Phoebe
105
12,930

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