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Orbital Radius and orbital period data for the four biggest moons of Jupiter are listed in the table below. The mass of the planet Jupiter is 1.9 × 1027 kg.
Jupiter's Moon
Period (s)
Radius (m)
T2/r3
Io
1.53×105
4.2×108
?
Europa
3.07×105
6.7×108
?
Ganymede
6.18×105
1.1×109
?
Callisto
1.44×106
1.9×109
?
What pattern do you observe in the last column of data? Which law of Kepler's does this seem to support?
Given the following information on Jupiter's Galilean moons, (a) determine the average
mass of Jupiter and (b) compare to the known value of 1.898 × 1027 kg. Jupiter's
diameter is 1.40 × 105 km. Assume the diameter of Jupiter is 139,820 km.
Period in
Orbital Diameter in
Name
Days
Jupiter Diameters
lo
1.77
6.03
Europa
3.55
9.60
Ganymede
7.16
15.3
Callisto
16.7
26.9
Given the following information on Jupiter's Galilean moons, (a) determine the average
mass of Jupiter and (b) compare to the known value of 1.898 × 1027 kg. Jupiter's
diameter is 1.40 × 105 km. Assume the diameter of Jupiter is 139,820 km.
Period in
Orbital Diameter in
Name
Days
Jupiter Diameters
lo
1.77
6.03
Europa
3.55
9.60
anymede
7.16
15.3
Callisto
16.7
26.9
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