Applied Physics (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134159386
Author: Dale Ewen, Neill Schurter, Erik Gundersen
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Chapter 11, Problem 4AC
Flight engineers for the Apollo Lunar Orbiter placed the orbiter 150 km above the surface of the moon. What was the Orbiter's (a) linear velocity and (b) period as it orbited the moon? (c) How would increasing the altitude affect the Orbiter's velocity and period?
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