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Title: According to Kepler's third law (p2 = a3), how does a planet's mass affect its o
Post by: killian on Apr 29, 2014
According to Kepler's third law (p2 = a3), how does a planet's mass affect its orbit around the Sun?
A) A planet's mass has no effect on its orbit around the Sun.
B) More massive planets orbit the Sun at higher average speed.
C) More massive planets must have more circular orbits.
D) A more massive planet must have a larger semimajor axis.


Title: Re: According to Kepler's third law (p2 = a3), how does a planet's mass affect its o
Post by: padre on May 15, 2014
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Title: Re: According to Kepler's third law (p2 = a3), how does a planet's mass affect its o
Post by: killian on May 15, 2014
Thanks sir

this is for my astronomy class