8. The mass of the moon is 7.34 1022 kg and its average radius is...

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8. The mass of the moon is 7.34 × 1022 kg and its average radius is 1785 km. Between January, 1998, and December, 1998, the Lunar Prospector was in a nearly circular orbit around the moon at an altitude of 1.0 x 102 km. What was the period of the Lunar Prospector in minutes? b. What was its velocity when it was in the orbit at 1.0 X 10² km? 8. The mass of the moon is 7.34 × 1022 kg and its average radius is 1785 km. Between January, 1998, and December, 1998, the Lunar Prospector was in a nearly circular orbit around the moon at an altitude of 1.0 x 102 km. What was the period of the Lunar Prospector in minutes? b. What was its velocity when it was in the orbit at 1.0 X 10² km?

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