Whenever two Apollo astronauts were on the surface of the Moon, a third astronaut orbited the Moon. Assume the orbit to

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Whenever two Apollo astronauts were on the surface of the Moon, a third astronaut orbited the Moon. Assume the orbit to

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Whenever two Apollo astronauts were on thesurface of the Moon, a third astronaut orbited the Moon. Assume theorbit to be circular and 418 km above the surface ofthe Moon, where the acceleration due to gravityis 1.09 m/s2. The radius of the Moonis 1.70 ✕ 106 m.
(a) Determine the astronaut's orbital speed. _______m/s(b) Determine the period of the orbit.________ s
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