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A spacecraft orbits an unknown planet at a distance of 5.2 X 107 m from its center the period of its orbit is 52 hrs?
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And what is the question?
If you want to figure out the mass of the planet: First, use the formula for centripetal acceleration to get the acceleration. Then, use the gravitation formula to calculate the mass required to produce that acceleration.
And what is the question?
If you want to figure out the mass of the planet: First, use the formula for centripetal acceleration to get the acceleration. Then, use the gravitation formula to calculate the mass required to produce that acceleration.
And what is the question?
If you want to figure out the mass of the planet: First, use the formula for centripetal acceleration to get the acceleration. Then, use the gravitation formula to calculate the mass required to produce that acceleration.
And what is the question?
If you want to figure out the mass of the planet: First, use the formula for centripetal acceleration to get the acceleration. Then, use the gravitation formula to calculate the mass required to produce that acceleration.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoAnd what is the question?
If you want to figure out the mass of the planet: First, use the formula for centripetal acceleration to get the acceleration. Then, use the gravitation formula to calculate the mass required to produce that acceleration.
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What is nucleus in physics?
The nucleus is the center of an atom. It is composed of protons and neutrons, which form the small 'kernel' about which the electron cloud orbits.
What are wavy orbits?
according to the quantum mechanical model, electrons exist in? a. elliptical orbits b. wavy orbits c. orbitals d. cirular orbits
Where are the electrons located in Bohr's atomic model?
In this model, the electrons move or orbit around the protons that are at the center of the atom. Electrons move around the nucleus, which contains the proton, in orbits that have a definite size and energy.
If you pushed on a space shuttle while out in space what would happen. Why?
Great question! Any spacecraft orbits at an altitude specific to its velocity. If you push on the spaceship to increase its velocity, it gains altitude. If you reduce its speed it will lower its orbit. Orbital mechanics is very complicated. It usually takes a computer to figure out how to join-up two orbiting bodies. Only certain things are possible. All orbits are elliptical with one focus at the center of the Earth. You cannot for example orbit at 5 degrees N or S latitude. If you want to orbit over 5 degrees north latitude, you are also going to go over 5 degrees south latitude.
What is the effect on the orbital velocity of the sattelite if its orbital radius is doubled?
You can calculate this with Kepler's Third Law. "The square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit." This is valid for other orbiting objects; in this case you can replace "planet" with "satellite". Just assume, for simplicity, that the satellite orbits Earth in a circular orbit - in this case, the "semi-major axis" is equal to the distance from Earth's center. For your calculations, remember also that if the radius is doubled, the total distance the satellite travels is also doubled.
An artificial satellite is a spacecraft that?
Orbits a planet/moon
Why is it that the Earth revolves around the moon?
Ummmm.... No. The Moon orbits the Earth. The Earth orbits the Sun. The Sun orbits the center of the galaxy. Light things in orbit, heavier things in the center of the orbit. Well not exactly, they revolve around their common center of mass. This may or may not be at the exact center as far as distance. The common center of mass of the Moon and the Earth is located inside the earth, but not at the center of the Earth.
What is a spacecraft that oribits earth?
A space craft that orbits the earth is called a satellite.
What does the earth orbit around?
The Earth orbits the Sun The Sun orbits around the galactic center. The Milky Way galaxy moves with a group of other galaxies (called the Local Group) towards an unknown mass called The Great Attractor
What part of an atom Orbits the?
The electron orbits AROUND the nucleus (center).
How Spacecraft orbit the Earth?
same way everything orbits everything else in space. spacecraft are boosted up to orbital velocities and the appropriate altitude, physics does the rest.
Does mars have any space crafts?
The United States has two or three orbiting spacecraft in Mars orbits.
How many orbits did Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit complete?
The spacecraft orbited the Earth more than 300 times before decaying from orbit and reentering the atmosphere on June 29, 2010.
How close does a satellite have to be to maintain geosynchronous orbit?
From Wikipedia: "All geosynchronous orbits have a semi-major axis of 42,164 km..." This is, in a way, the average distance from Earth's center. The distance from sea level would be 35,786 km.
Who stated that all the planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits and that the sun is not the exact center of orbits?
galelio
How does the Moon's orbit around the earth?
It doesn't. The moon orbits the earth, and the earth orbits the sun, and the sun orbits the center of the galaxy. And the galaxy doesn't orbit anything.
How does the moon orbit around the earth?
It doesn't. The moon orbits the earth, and the earth orbits the sun, and the sun orbits the center of the galaxy. And the galaxy doesn't orbit anything.
