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Q: Calculate the average distance of a period comet from the sun if it takes 125 years for the comet to…
A: Concept used: Law of periods for Kepler's orbit is used. The square of time period of revolution…
Q: Determine the orbital period (T) of the probe around the comet, in earth days.
A: The radius (r) of the orbit is 30 km.The mass (M) is 1.0 ×1013 kg.
Q: Assume that a 10-km asteroid hits the earth at about 20 km/s Computer simulations suggest that for…
A: Given: 10 km radius, spherical asteroid hits the earth. The volume of the asteroid=V = 4/3 pi R3 =…
Q: The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta mission reached Comet 67P at the time when the comet…
A: The picture shows a jet emerging from the comet as captured by Rosetta when the comet was at its…
Q: A space probe traveling from Earth will hit the asteroid belt at what distance?
A: The shape of asteroid belt isn't uniform.
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Q: The Tunguska asteroid is estimated to have had a diameter of 50 m, and to have produced an explosion…
A: Given data: The diameter of asteroid is d=50 m. The energy released is E=10 megatons. The density of…
Q: Why does the moon not falls towards Earth, but also does not move away from it?
A: The gravitational force is depends on the masses of the objects and distance between them and also…
Q: A large asteroid is discovered orbiting the Sun with a period of 4 years. What is its average…
A: Law of Periods: The law of periods is the term that was given to Kepler's third law. The law of…
Q: Differentiate between an gas tail and dust tail of a comet.
A: Comets are the leftover materials from the formation of the solar system. They are made of rock,…
Q: A large asteroid is discovered orbiting the Sun with a period of 5 years. What is its average…
A: Given,The time period of an asteroid orbiting around the sun, T = 5 yearsConverting 5 years’ time…
Q: Under what conditions is tidal heating likely to be important for a satellite?
A: Tidal heating is defined as the increase in the thermal content of a satellite or planet. This…
Q: An asteroid revolves around the Sun with a perihelion 0.5 AU and an aphelion of 7.5 AU. What is its…
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Q: A comet's appearance when it is distant from the Sun might be described as "hazy." As it nears the…
A: A comet is a celestial object consisting of ice and dust.
Q: Calculate the force of gravity that exists between an asteroid with a mass of 8.5 × 106 kg and a…
A: Given:- The mass of the asteroid is M = 8.5×106 kg The mass of the meteor is m = 2350 kg The…
Q: Question 5. Calculate the orbital speed on an asteroid that orbits the sun with a mean orbital…
A: When the asteroid orbits around the Sun, the necessary centripetal force is supplied by the…
Q: Calculate the t2/r3 ratio for the moon about the earth about the moons of saturn about the planet…
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Q: Is the asteroid more or less eccentric than Jupiter?
A: The eccentricity of the cosmological object determines the amount by which its orbit around another…
Q: Calculate the orbital semi major axis distance and period of an Asteroid
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Q: Briefly discuss what criteria would be used to determine whether a newly discovered object located…
A: Required : How can we distinguish between asteroids and comets.
Q: What determines the velocity with which an asteroid impacts Earth?
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Q: An asteroid has a perihelion distance of 2.0 AU, an aphelion distance of 4.0 AU, and an orbital…
A: As per Kepler's theory planets moved around Sun in an elliptical orbit with Sun as one of the…
Q: an asteroid has 47000kg semi major axis a =3.7 AU (1AU=1.5e11m) with eccentricity e=0.67 the mass of…
A: Given: asteroid mass m = 47000 kg; semi major axis a =3.7 AU ; eccentricity e=0.67; mass of…
Q: Assume that a 10-km asteroid hits the earth at about 20 km/s An amount of water equal to about…
A: Given: The velocity of the asteroid hitting the earth: v = 20 km/s = 20000 m/s [1 km = 1000 m] Let…
Q: distance of an asteroid from the center of Earth at that time is 800000km. It's eccentricity is 1.1…
A: Write the distance of an asteroid from the center of the earth. a=800000 km Write the eccentricity.…
Q: Which object has the greatest amount of kinetic energy? a 10 kg comet traveling at 50 m/s a 30 kg…
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Q: What are the after effects of the impact between two bodies?
A: If the impact is elastic collision, it is one which has total kinetic energy, as well as momentum of…
Q: For the following, determine whether the type of explanation offered is theoretical (the kind used…
A: The given explanation is:No one noticed the comet before because of cloud cover
Q: If you saw Comet Halley when the comet was 0.9 AU from Earth and you observed a visible tail 4…
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Q: Suppose we have two comets with the following orbital parameters: Comet 1: Eccentricity = 0.1,…
A: Given that, Comet 1: Eccentricity = 0.1, Semi-major axis(R1) = 0.5 AU Comet 2: Eccentricity = 0.9,…
Q: Where does the gas and the dust in the coma of a comet come from?
A: Comets can be defined as leftover materials from the formation of the solar system. They are…
Q: Explain the three dimensional equations of motion of the comet?
A: A comet of mass m with angular momentum L moves around the sun. The equations of motion are given…
Q: If cometary nuclei were heated during the formation of the solar system by internal radioactive…
A: The solar system was formed from the dust, rock, and ice that were present in the interstellar…
Q: What does a comet look like when it is far from the Sun? How does its appearance change when it is…
A: Comets are dirty irregular snowballs when they are far from the sun. As it acquires mass it starts…
Q: Total displacement of the apollo 11 moon mission
A: Definition of Displacement: The displacement is defined as the shortest gap between two points. It…
Q: What type of path is followed by satellite around a planet?
A: path followed by satellite around a planet
Q: comet with a 2km diameter will make a crater about 20 km in diameter. If the comet has a mass of 4.5…
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Q: an asteroid has 47000kg semi major axis a =3.7 AU (1AU=1.5e11m) with eccentricity e=0.67 the mass of…
A: The perihelion distance of the comet (distance from the sun at closest approach) = a (1 - e) ; the…
Q: The snow accumulated on the wings of an eroplane may decrease the lift. Why?
A: The accumulation of snow on an aeroplane wings may reduce the lift. Due to accumulation of snow on…
Q: Halley’s Come orbits the sun every 76.0 years and has an orbital eccentricity of 0.97. What are the…
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Q: A new asteroid is discovered to have an orbital period of 4.685 yrs. Calculate the average orbital…
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Q: How about the real Moon orbiting an Earth that kept its present size but were made of liquid water…
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Q: ■The Moon's mass is 1/80 that of Earth, and the lunar radius is 1/4 Earth's radius. Based on these…
A: The weight of an object is the measure of the amount of force acting on the mass due to the force of…
Q: What is the mass of a comet having a radius of 392 km where 825 kg only weighs 147 N?
A: The gravitational acceleration of a comet can be given as, gc=Wm=147 N825 kg=0.178 m/s2
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