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Whenever two Apollo astronauts were on the surface of the Moon, a third astronaut orbited the Moon. Assume the orbit to be circular and 100 km above the surface of the Moon, where the acceleration due to gravity is 1.52 m/s^2. The radius of the Moon is 1.70x10^6 m. Show all work

(a) Determine the astronaut's orbital speed.

(b) Determine the period of the orbit.

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Mass of the moon, M = 7.35 * 10^22 kg

Radius of the astronaut's orbit = R = radius of the moon + ...

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