The mass of the "planet" Pluto was not known until it was

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The mass of the "planet" Pluto was not known until it was discovered to have a moon. Explain how this enabled an estimate of Pluto's mass.

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Problem 24Q

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The mass of the "planet" Pluto was not known until it was discovered to have a moon. Explain how this enabled an estimate of Pluto's mass.

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Let the mass of the Pluto is M

The mass of the moon is m

The time period of the moon is T

The radius of the moon’s orbit is r

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