14. "Weighing the moon": Knowing the mass of the Earth, ME, Earth-Moon distance, R, and period of moon orbiting around the Barycenter is T. The mass of the Moon can be determined as 47n? R3 (А) Мм GT2 47?R3/2 (B) Мм GT2 4n?R3 (C) Мм – MẸ GT? 4n²R3 (D) MM = MẸ GT2

14. "Weighing the moon": Knowing the mass of the Earth, ME, Earth-Moon distance, R, and period of moon orbiting around the Barycenter is T. The mass of the Moon can be determined as 47n? R3 (А) Мм GT2 47?R3/2 (B) Мм GT2 4n?R3 (C) Мм – MẸ GT? 4n²R3 (D) MM = MẸ GT2

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14. "Weighing the moon": Knowing the mass of the Earth, ME, Earth-Moon distance, R, and period of
moon orbiting around the Barycenter is T. The mass of the Moon can be determined as
47n? R3
(А) Мм
GT2
47?R3/2
(B) Мм
GT2
4n?R3
(C) Мм
– MẸ
GT?
4n²R3
(D) MM = MẸ
GT2

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