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The number of squares preceding each problem indicates its approximate level of difficulty...

The number of squares preceding each problem indicates its approximate level of difficulty.

Calculate the orbital period of the Magellan spacecraft, moving around Venus on an elliptical orbit with a minimum altitude of 294 km and a maximum altitude of 8543 km above the planet’s surface. In 1993 the spacecraft’s orbit was changed to have minimum and maximum altitudes of 180 km and 541 km, respectively. What was the new period?

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