Solved: A satellite orbiting the moon very near the

Chapter 8, Problem 11E

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Problem 11E

A satellite orbiting the moon very near the surface has a period of 110 min. What is free-fall acceleration on the surface of the moon?

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Problem 11E

A satellite orbiting the moon very near the surface has a period of 110 min. What is free-fall acceleration on the surface of the moon?

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Our aim is to find the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the moon.

The time period of the orbiting satellite \(\mathrm{T}=110 \mathrm{~min}=6600 \mathrm{~s}\)

The radius of the moon \(\mathrm{R}=1.738 \times 10^{6} \mathrm{~m}\)

 

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