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A orbiting satellite stays over a certain spot on the equator of (rotating) Pluto. What is the altitude of the orbit (called a
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Sam
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Suppose that a comet that was seen in 545 A.D. by Chinese astronomers was spotted again in year 1937. Assume the time between
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Austin
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A year on Mars is 686 Earth Days. (1) Which is longer, a year on Mars or a year on Earth? (2)By how many weeks is it longer?
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Nakia
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An asteroid is discovered to have a tiny moon that orbits it in a circular path at a distance of 122 km and with a period of 43
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mymi
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A) Calculate the mass of the sun from the radius of the earth's orbit (1.50×1011 m), the earth's period in its orbit, and the
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Jordan
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Suppose it takes 3 days for a space vehicle to travel from the earth to the moon. About how long would it take the same vehicle
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Bkp
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Angular diameter of sun is 17" when measured from north pole and south pole of earth. Calculate distance of sun from earth if
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Anonymous
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The Moon is about 3.8 X 105 km from the Earth. Show that its average orbital speed about Earth is 1026 m/s
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william mclaren
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Suppose it takes 3 days for a space vehicle to travel from earth to the moon. How long for the same vehichle and the same speed
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TAnya
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When the moon is at its zenith at a point A on earth, it is observed to be at the horizon from point B. Points A and B are 6155
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Winston
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What two facts did Newton need to be able to calculate the acceleration of the Moon?
1) the distance to the Moon and the diameter
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Sue
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The Mayan calendar is complex and incorporates three different cycles based on the coordinated movements of the sun, moon and
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A student makes a chart that shows the similarities between a moon and asteroid. Which similarity should be included
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Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. It is known that the larger moon, Phobos, has an orbital radius of 9.4 106 m and a mass
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Sierra
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if an astraunout could jump 40 cm on jupiter how high could he ir she jump on earth how about the moon also????? pleese help me
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abby
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*NEED HELP ASAP* TIA
Hi everyone! If you could help me I would really like that! Question: Suppose the moon rotated on its axis
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May
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A planet has two satellite moons. Moon X has an orbital period of 2.13 days. Moon Y has an orbital period of about 3.53 days.
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Angelina
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The moon moves slightly during the exploration animation because the moon rotates around Earth as Earth revolves.
True **** False
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moshimonsterssssss
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What are constellations?
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Brajesh
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A comet orbits the Sun with a period of 71.8 yr.
(a) Find the semimajor axis of the orbit of the comet in astronomical units (1
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lanre
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Where is the "asteroid belt" located?
Thank-you for all your help. http://www.onelook.com/?w=asteroid+belt&ls=a
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Halley
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If the sun is 372 times farther from the Earth than the Moon, and the Moon is falling around the earth at 1.4 mm/s, what is the
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pat
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Complete the following: (2 points per answer)
Celestial Body Equatorial Diameter (km) Scientific Notation Earth 12,700 Moon 3.48
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lisa
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Draw areal velocity versus time graph for Mars.
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Akshay
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Put the following astronomical bodies into the correct hierarchical order from smallest to largest. (
star,meteor,planet,galaxy,s
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as Venus orbits the sun, its semi -major axis length is 0.72 AU. How long does it take Venus to orbit the sun in years?
A) 0.61
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HELP
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A comet orbits the Sun with a period of 72.0 yr.
(a) Find the semimajor axis of the orbit of the comet in astronomical units (1
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James
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Suppose the Moon rotated on its axis just as quickly as Earth. Would we still always see the same side of the Moon from Earth?
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Anonymous
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how could measuring the orbit of a comet help scientist understand when it will next be visible from earth
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Fran
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I need help please.
the mean distance of earth from the sun is 92,960,000 which is 258% of the mean distance of mercury from the
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Beth
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The astronomical unit (AU, equal to the mean radius of the Earth’s orbit) is 1.4960E11 m, and a year is 3.1557E7 s. Newton’s
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Roberto
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How were asteroids formed? Were they just formed by melted materials in space? were they formed in the asteroid belt?
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Sara
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Period of moon=273 days
Radius of moon =3,9x10^5 km Radius of satellite = 7200km Period of satellite=?
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Mk
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The distance from Venus to the sun is about 67,000,000 miles. The distance from Earth to the sun is about 2.6×10^7 farther.
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An asteroid is heading toward Mars at the rate of 7.7×10^4 mi./hr. If the asteroid is 3.311×108 miles away from Mars, how many
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A human-operated spaceship reaches the moon in 3 days. The moon is about 386,400 km from Earth. Mars, our closest planetary
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A human-operated spaceship reaches the moon in 3 days. The moon is about 386,400 km from Earth. Mars, our closest planetary
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Use the scenario to answer the question.
A student creates an illustration of the Milky Way galaxy. What should be placed at the
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trippie
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Put the following astronomical bodies into the correct hierarchical order from smallest to largest. (1 point)
Star Galaxy Solar
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At certain times of the year, five planets can be seen from Earth, including Mars and
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Lettuce?
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Put the following astronomical bodies into the correct hierarchical order from smallest to largest. (1 point)
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that one dumb kid
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true or false the moon has a weaker gravity than the Earth
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WeaponXasks
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A human-operated spaceship reaches the moon in 3 days. The moon is about 386,400 km from Earth. Mars, our closest planetary
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trippie
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Which is a black hole?(1 point)
Responses a body with strong gravity that nothing can escape a body with strong gravity that
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Put the following astronomical bodies into the correct hierarchical order from smallest to largest.
Universe Galaxy Solar System
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How does the mass of the Earth compare to the mass of the Moon the mass of the earth is about 80 times in Massillon the mass of
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The diagram below shows the relative positions of Earth, the moon, and the sun. What type of eclipse is happening s a result of
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lmao
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skyward
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I think
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Put the following astronomical bodies into the correct hierarchical order from smallest to largest. (1 point)
Star, Galaxy,
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A student makes a chart that shows the similarities between a moon and asteroid. Which similarity should be included?
A:They both
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