A = (58000, 1390)

B = (62000, 1490)

C = (62750, 1500)

D = (63500, 1510)

E = (67300, 1602)

F = (67350, 1605)

G = (77300, 1860)

 

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Pictured below are the orbital paremeters for several moons orbitting the same planet. Each moon orbits in a nearly perfect circle. Find the mass of the planet. Note: Gm means gigameters, which is millions of kilometers. The Moon is about 0.384 Gm from the Earth. (Yes, the errorbars are pretty small.) Orbital Radius Cubed (Gm)³ 1800 1700 1600 1500 1400 1389000 60000 65000 70000 Period Squared (days)² Figure 1: The periods of several moons of a planet, given their orbital radii. 75000 80000 Pictured below are the orbital paremeters for several moons orbitting the same planet. Each moon orbits in a nearly perfect circle. Find the mass of the planet. Note: Gm means gigameters, which is millions of kilometers. The Moon is about 0.384 Gm from the Earth. (Yes, the errorbars are pretty small.) Orbital Radius Cubed (Gm)³ 1800 1700 1600 1500 1400 1389000 60000 65000 70000 Period Squared (days)² Figure 1: The periods of several moons of a planet, given their orbital radii. 75000 80000