In 1993 the spacecraft Galileo sent home an image of asteroid 243 Ida and a tiny orbiting moon, now known as Dactyl. This was the first example of an asteroid-moon system. The
moon is only about 1.5 km wide and Ida is about 55 km long. The orbit of Dactyl is not well known, however it can be used to make an estimate of Ida’s mass. (a) If we assume that
Dactyl’s orbit is circular, with a radius of 87 km, and the
orbit has a period of 25 h, calculate the mass of asteroid Ida (in
kg). (b) If the volume of Ida, as determined from the
Galileo images, is 1.4 × 104 km3, calculate the density
(mass per unit volume) of Ida (in kg/m3). 
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In 1993 the spacecraft Galileo sent home an image of
asteroid 243 Ida and a tiny...
In 1993 the spacecraft Galileo sent home an image (the figure) of asteroid 243 Ida and a tiny orbiting moon (now known...
In 1993 the spacecraft Galileo sent home an image (the figure) of asteroid 243 Ida and a tiny orbiting moon (now known as Dactyl), the first confirmed example of an asteroid–moon system. In the image, the moon, which is 1.5 km wide, is 100 km from the center of the asteroid, which is 55 km long. The shape of the moon's orbit is not well known; assume it is circular with a period of 27 h. (a) What is the...
Question 9 In 1993 the spacecraft Galileo sent home an image (the figure) of asteroid 243...
Question 9 In 1993 the spacecraft Galileo sent home an image (the figure) of asteroid 243 Ida and a tiny orbiting moon (now known as Dactyl), the first confirmed example of an asterold-moon system. In the image, the moon, which is 1.5 km wide, is 100 km from the center of the asteroid, which is 55 km long. The shape of the moon's orbit is not well known; assume it is circular with a period of 27 h. (a) What...
In 1993 the spacecraft Galileo sent home an image of asteroid 243 Ida and an orbiting...
In 1993 the spacecraft Galileo sent home an image of asteroid 243 Ida and an orbiting tiny moon (now known as Dactyl), the first confirmed example of an asteroid moon system. Other such systems have since been discovered. Assume an asteroid's moon is 1.6 km wide, and that its center is 116 km from the center of the asteroid, which is 55 km long. The moon's orbit is circular with a period of 24 h. (a) What is the mass...
The asteroid 243 Ida has a mass of about 4.0×1016kg and an average radius of about...
The asteroid 243 Ida has a mass of about 4.0×1016kg and an average radius of about 16 km (it’s not spherical, but you can assume it is). Calculate the speed with which you would have to throw a rock to put it into orbit around the asteroid 243 Ida, near the surface. How long would it take for your rock to return and hit you in the back of the head?
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If you dropped a rock from a height of 1.1 m on 243 Ida, how long would it take to reach the ground? Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units. If you can jump 62 cm straight up on earth, how high could you jump on 243 Ida? (Assume the asteroid's gravity doesn't weaken significantly over the distance of your jump.) Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units. The asteroid...
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launched a spacecraft with the ambitious mission of making a close
encounter with a comet, collecting samples from its tail, and
returning the samples to Earth for analysis. This spacecraft,
appropriately named Stardust, took almost five years to
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2")-and another two years to return its samples. The reason for the
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Question 9 In 1993 the spacecraft Galileo sent home an image (the figure) of asteroid 243 Ida and a tiny orbiting moon (now known as Dactyl), the first confirmed example of an asterold-moon system. In the image, the moon, which is 1.5 km wide, is 100 km from the center of the asteroid, which is 55 km long. The shape of the moon's orbit is not well known; assume it is circular with a period of 27 h. (a) What...
In 1993 the spacecraft Galileo sent home an image of asteroid 243 Ida and an orbiting tiny moon (now known as Dactyl), the first confirmed example of an asteroid moon system. Other such systems have since been discovered. Assume an asteroid's moon is 1.6 km wide, and that its center is 116 km from the center of the asteroid, which is 55 km long. The moon's orbit is circular with a period of 24 h. (a) What is the mass...
If you dropped a rock from a height of 1.1 m on 243 Ida, how long would it take to reach the ground? Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units. If you can jump 62 cm straight up on earth, how high could you jump on 243 Ida? (Assume the asteroid's gravity doesn't weaken significantly over the distance of your jump.) Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units. The asteroid...
On February 7, 1999, NASA
launched a spacecraft with the ambitious mission of making a close
encounter with a comet, collecting samples from its tail, and
returning the samples to Earth for analysis. This spacecraft,
appropriately named Stardust, took almost five years to
rendezvous with its objective-comet Wild 2 (pronounced "Vilt
2")-and another two years to return its samples. The reason for the
long round trip is that the spacecraft had to make three orbits
around the Sun, and also...
Where is the Kuiper Belt located?
Question 1 options:
Between Earth and Mars
Between Jupiter and Saturn
Between Uranus and Neptune
Beyond Neptune
Save
Question 2 (0.5 points)
What is the name of the first man made satellite launched in
space?
Question 2 options:
Explorer 1
Sputnik 1
Soyuz
Salyut 1
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What is the name of the first privately owned spacecraft to dock
with the International Space Station?
Question 3 options:
CST-100
DreamChaser
Falcon 9...
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