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Yuki888
1 month ago
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The Moon orbits Earth in a nearly circular orbit (mean distance is 378,000 km ). The moon Charon orbits Pluto in a nearly circul

ar orbit as well (mean distance is 19,600 km ).
Earth Moon Pluto Charon
Mass (kg) 5.97 x 10^24 0.07342 x 10^24 0.0146 x 10^24 0.00162 x 10^24
Equatorial radius (km) 6378.1 1738.1 1185 604
Which object exhibits the longest orbital period? Hint: perform order of magnitude analysis.
a. Moon around Earth
b. Charon around Pluto
c. About the same for both
Physics
1 answer:
inna [3.1K]1 month ago
3 0

Answer:

a. Moon orbiting Earth.

Explanation:

The orbit of Charon takes approximately 6.4 Earth days to complete one cycle. Charon does not rise or set; instead, it remains fixed over the same location on Pluto. This phenomenon, where Charon's same side is always facing Pluto, is referred to as Tidal Locking.

The Moon orbits Earth in about 27 days. Its different faces come into sunlight at various times, thus creating illuminated or dark areas when viewed from Earth. The Moon is located 384,400 km away from our planet.

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