Spacecraft have been sent to Mars in recent years. Mars is smaller than Earth and has correspondingly

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Spacecraft have been sent to Mars in recent years. Mars is smaller than Earth and has correspondingly weaker surface gravity. On Mars, the free-fall acceleration is only \(3.8 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2}\). What is the orbital period of a spacecraft in a low orbit near the surface of Mars?

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College Physics A Strategic Approach

ISBN: 9780321907240

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Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field

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