(a) Using the average distance of Venus from the Sun and the orbital period of Venus, find the centripetal acceleration (in m/s2) of Venus in its motion about the Sun. (Assume the orbit is circular. Enter the magnitude.) m/s2 (b) Compare this value to the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration at the equator due to Venus's rotation. ac. Venus about Sun ac, equator
(a) Using the average distance of Venus from the Sun and the orbital period of Venus, find the centripetal acceleration (in m/s2) of Venus in its motion about the Sun. (Assume the orbit is circular. Enter the magnitude.) m/s2 (b) Compare this value to the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration at the equator due to Venus's rotation. ac. Venus about Sun ac, equator
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Transcribed Image Text:(a) Using the average distance of Venus from the Sun and the orbital period of Venus, find the centripetal acceleration (in m/s) of Venus in its motion about the Sun. (Assume the orbit is circular. Enter the magnitude.)
m/s?
(b) Compare this value to the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration at the equator due to Venus's rotation.
dc, Venus about Sun
a
dc, equator

Transcribed Image Text:Celestial
Mean Distance
Period of Revolution
Period of
Eccentricity
of Orbit
from Sun (million
km)
(d = days) (y = years)
Object
Rotation at
Equator
Sun
27 d
Mercury
57.9
88 d
59 d
0.206
Venus
108.2
224.7 d
243 d
0.007
Earth
149.6
365.26 d
23 h 56 min 4 s
0.017
Mars
227.9
687 d
24 h 37 min 23 s
0.093
Jupiter
778.4
11.9 y
9 h 50 min 30 s
0.048
Saturn
1426.7
29.5 6
10 h 14 min
0.054
Uranus
2871.0
84.0 y
17 h 14 min
0.047
Neptune
4498.3
164.8 y
16 h
0.009
Earth's
149.6 (0.386 from
Earth)
27.3 d
27.3 d
0.055
Мoon
Equatorial Diameter
(km)
Celestial
Mass (Earth = 1)
Density (g/cm³)
%3D
Object
Sun
1,392,000
333,000.00
1.4
Mercury
4879
0.06
5.4
Venus
12,104
0.82
5.2
Earth
12,756
1.00
5.5
Mars
6794
0.11
3.9
Jupiter
142,984
317.83
1.3
Saturn
120,536
95.16
0.7
Uranus
51,118
14.54
1.3
Neptune
49,528
17.15
1.6
Earth's
3476
0.01
3.3
Мoon
Table D1 Astronomical Data
Other Data:
Mass of Earth: 5.97 x 1024 kg
Mass of the Moon: 7.36 x 1022 kg
Mass of the Sun: 1.99 x 103° kg
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