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Mars is about half as massive as Earth. If Mars has a moon, M, with the...

Mars is about half as massive as Earth. If Mars has a moon, M, with the same orbital radius as the Earth's moon, E, which satellite has a smaller period?

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M Mars = MEarth For moon, Rmars = REarth nav² GMO (Centripetal Force = Gravitational Force) Rz 2TR T = 1 2TV GM Mars - R mars

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