Estimate at what distance its satellite Deimos orbits Mars. Accept that the satellite is 62 “away from Mars with an average opposition
November 15, 2020 | Education
| Estimate at what distance its satellite Deimos orbits Mars. Accept that the satellite is 62 “away from Mars with an average opposition, when the distance between Mars and the Earth is 80 million km.
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r = Dsina = 80 • 10 ^ 6 * 62/206 265 = 24,000 (km).
