Gravitational Field of a Point Mass
 

Gravitational Field of a Point Mass problem 7


The Moon may be considered to be a uniform sphere that is isolated in space. It has radius and mass .


  • Calculate the gravitational field strength at the Moon’s surface.


  • A satellite is in a circular orbit about the Moon at a height of above its surface. Calculate the time for the satellite to complete one orbit of the Moon.


 

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