Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 8, Problem 39P
During the Apollo Moon landings, one astronaut remained with the command module in lunar orbit, about 130 km above the surface. For half of each orbit, this astronaut was completely cut off from the rest of humanity as the spacecraft rounded the far side of the Moon. How long did this period last?
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