One satellite of a planet has an orbital period of 7 days, 3 hours, 43 minutes, and the semi major axis is 15.3 times the mean radius of the planet. The Moon has an orbital period of 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes and the semi major axis is 60.3 times the Earth's mean radius. Assume that the mass of the moon and the satellite is negligible compared to the mass of the planet. Calculate the ratio of the planet’s mean density to that of the Earth.
Решение
Answer and Marking Scheme:
First Version
1 Kepler third Law for satellite and Moon
aS3PS2=(15.3RP)3PS2=GMP4π2;
aM3PM2=(60.3RE)3PM2=GME4π2;
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2 Express mass in term of mass density:
(15.3RP)3PS2=GMP4π2=GρP34πRP34π2
(60.3RE)3PM2=GME4π2=GρE34πRE34π2
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3 Evaluate ratio of mass-density:
ρPρE=15.33×PM260.33×PS2
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ρPρE=0.238≈0.24
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Second Alternate Version
The period of the Satellite: PS=7days,3hours,43minutes=0.0196years,
Mean orbital radius of the Satellite: aS=15.3RP; RP: radius of the Planet.
The period of the Moon: PM=27days,7hours,43minutes=0.0749years,
Mean orbital radius of the Moon: aM=60.3RE; RE: radius of the Earth.
Mass of the Sun (M)
Kepler’s Third Law: G(M+m)=4π2T2a3→
Mass of the Planet: mP
Radius of the Planet: RP
Semi major axis of the Planet = Mean orbital radius of the Planet: aP
Semi major axis of the Satellite = Mean orbital radius of the Satellite: aS
Semi major axis of the Moon = Mean orbital radius of the Moon: aM
Mass of the Earth: mE
Radius of the Earth: RE
Semi major axis of the Earth = Mean orbital radius of the Earth: aE
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