Question: A 48 kg space probe orbits a newly discovered planet. Its orbital radius is 5.46x10 6 m and the mass of the planet is 2.23x10

A 48 kg space probe orbits a newly discovered planet. Its orbital radius is 5.46x10 6m and the mass of the planet is 2.23x1024 kg.  The space probe contains two devices- a mass attached to a spring with a spring constant of 168 N/m, and a mass attached to a pendulum. On Earth each of these devices has a period of 1 s. What is the period of the mass attached to the pendulum while aboard the orbiting space probe?  

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