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LuckyWell [14K]
2 years ago
10

The Moon orbits Earth in a nearly circular orbit (mean distance is 378,000 km ). The moon Charon orbits Pluto in a nearly circul

ar orbit as well (mean distance is 19,600 km ).
Earth Moon Pluto Charon
Mass (kg) 5.97 x 10^24 0.07342 x 10^24 0.0146 x 10^24 0.00162 x 10^24
Equatorial radius (km) 6378.1 1738.1 1185 604
Which object exhibits the longest orbital period? Hint: perform order of magnitude analysis.
a. Moon around Earth
b. Charon around Pluto
c. About the same for both
Physics
1 answer:
ycow [4]2 years ago
3 0

Answer:

a. Moon around Earth.

Explanation:

Charon orbit takes around 6.4 earth days to complete its orbit. Charon does not rises or sets, it hovers over same spot around the Pluto. The same side of Charon faces the Pluto, this is called Tidal Locking.

The moon orbit takes around 27 days to complete its orbit. The moon has different sides that are faced with sun which creates light or dark face of moon on the earth. Moon has 384,400 km distance from the earth.

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