Discuss the changes that occur as a comet approach the Sun
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: How is a space probe usually sent from Earth to another planet, such as Jupiter?
A: A probe is a spacecraft which travels through space to collect science information & sent back…
Q: A space probe traveling from Earth will hit the asteroid belt at what distance?
A: The shape of asteroid belt isn't uniform.
Q: The Spirit and Opportunity rovers landed on Mars with the use of huge airbags that helped cushion…
A: Force is defined as the rate of change of momentum.
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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: How does a comet seem when it is far from the Sun? How does its look alter as it approaches the…
A: Comets are large balls of rock, ice, dust, and gases. They contain frozen leftovers from the early…
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: 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: An asteroid is in an elliptical orbit with a semi-major axis of 3.5 AU and eccentricity of 0.3.…
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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: The total energies of earth at aphelion
A: mass of earth, m=5.972 × 1024 kg mass of sun ,M=1.989 × 1030 kg At aphelion, distance between sun…
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: What would the formula be to find the radius of a lunar synchronous satellite given the moons radii,…
A: In general, the radius of a geosynchronous satellite is given by: re-s=GMeT24π23- RE where, re-s =…
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: Calculate the escape velocity from a space station located 1200 km above the surface of the moon.…
A: The formula for escape velocity is: v = 2GMR Where: G is the gravitational constant (6.67 x 10-11…
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: Halley's Comet has a period of about 76 years. How distant will this comet be from the Sun?
A: Given: The time period of the comet is 76 years.
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: 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: An asteroid has a perihelion distance of 2.0 AU and an a aphelion distance of 4.0 AU. Calculate its…
A: The orbits of planets are elliptical in shape rather than circular. This means the distance between…
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: A lot of asteroid and comet dust collides with Earth's atmosphere everyday. Assume that 500 tons of…
A: Conversion for ton to kilograms is, 1 ton = 907.185 kg
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…
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A: Mass drivers can be used to propel spacecraft in three different ways: A large, ground-based mass…
Q: A new asteroid is discovered to have an orbital period of 4.685 yrs. Calculate the average orbital…
A: It is given that,
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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