Top Posters
Since Sunday
j
3
s
3
j
2
J
2
e
2
n
2
t
2
d
2
b
2
t
2
J
2
b
2
Home Q & A Board Science-Related Homework Help Physics
New Topic  
staedtler staedtler
wrote...
Go to Answer
Posts: 2716
Rep: 0 0
7 years ago
Mercury rotates once with respect to the distant stars in 59 days and has a sidereal period of 88 days.  If a star is seen to be overhead to an observer on Mercury at midnight on a particular day, how many times will Mercury orbit the Sun before this star is again above the observer's head in a nighttime sky?  (See Fig. 7-8, Comins and Kaufmann, Discovering the Universe, 7th Ed.)
A)   3 times
B)   2 times
C)   It will never again reach this specific position.
D)   1 time
Textbook 
Discovering the Universe

Discovering the Universe


Edition: 7th
Authors:
Read 298 times
2 Replies
Replies
Answer verified by a subject expert
hyponoticahyponotica
wrote...
#1
Top Poster
Posts: 1396
Rep: 28 0
7 years ago
Sign in or Sign up in seconds to unlock everything for free
More solutions for this book are available here
1

Related Topics

staedtler Author
wrote...
#2
7 years ago
Grinning Face Exactly what I needed
New Topic      
Quick Reply
Explore
Post your homework questions and get free online help from our incredible volunteers
  916 People Browsing
 103 Signed Up Today
Start New Topic Take the Tour CoursesNew Study Tools Topics Trending Browse by Textbook
Live Chat
Related Images
  
 501
  
 362
  
 984
Your Opinion
Which 'study break' activity do you find most distracting?
Votes: 824
Previous poll results: Who's your favorite biologist?