Mars, which has a radius of 3.4 × 106 m and a mass of 6.4 × 1023 kg, orbits the Sun, which has a mass of 2.0 × 1030 kg at a distance of 2.3 × 1011 m. Which is greater, the tangential speed of Mars’s rotation or revolution?
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Given: Radius of Mars, r = 3.4 × 10^6 m Time taken for rotation, t_rotation = 88620 seconds Tangential speed of rotation = 2πr / t_rotation Tangential speed of rotation = 2π(3.4 × 10^6) / 88620 Tangential speed of rotation ≈ 241.5 m/s Show more…
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