The moon Phobos orbits Mars (m = 6.42 x 1023 kg) at a distance of 9.38 x 106 m. What is the Phobos' orbital velocity? m/s

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Loers Antario asked Jul 6, 2023

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The moon Phobos orbits Mars (m = 6.42 x 1023 kg) at a distance of 9.38 x 106 m. What is the Phobos' orbital velocity?

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The Martian satellite Phobos travels in an approximately circular orbit of radius 9.4x10^6m with a period of 7 h39 min. Calculate the mass of Mars from this information.

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the correct answer is 2136.63 m/s.

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