Mercury takes 88 days to complete an orbit around the Sun; Venus takes 225 to complete an orbit around the Sun. Which of the following might be the period of a Hohmann transfer orbit that takes you from Mercury to Venus? 140 days 450 days 225 days 88 days 44 days
Mercury takes 88 days to complete an orbit around the Sun; Venus takes 225 to complete an orbit around the Sun. Which of the following might be the period of a Hohmann transfer orbit that takes you from Mercury to Venus?
140 days |
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450 days |
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225 days |
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88 days |
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44 days |
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A spacecraft starts out in an eastward-moving circular orbit around Jupiter. It then burns its engines and increases its speed beyond Jupiter's escape speed - and it does this while it's over Jupiter's night hemisphere. Which of the following might be its destination?
the Sun
Mars
Earth
Uranus
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