What is the acceleration of the Moon as it moves in its circular orbit around the Earth?

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TABLE 5.1 Solar System Data: Properties of Several Objects in the Solar System, Including the Planets and Two of the Largest Dwarf Planets (Pluto and Eris) Mean Orbital Orbital Radius Period Radius of Object (x 10° m) Mass Orbital (x 1024 kg) (x 10" m) Name (years) Eccentricity 0.21 Mercury 0.579 0.240 2.44 0.330 Venus 1.08 0.615 6.05 4.87 0.007 Earth 1.50 1.00 6.37 5.98 0.017 Mars 2.28 1.88 3.39 0.644 0.093 7.78 Jupiter 11.9 71.5 1900 0.048 568 0.054 Saturn 14.3 29.4 60.3 28.7 83.8 Uranus 25.6 86.6 0.047 Neptune 45.0 164 24.8 102 0.009 0.25 Pluto 59.1 248 1.14 0.0131 Eris 100 560 2.4 0.44 3.85 x 108 m 27.3 days 1.74 0.055 Earth's Moon 0.0735 6.96 x 108 m 1.99 × 1030 kg Sun