What Is the Angular Momentum of the Moon About the Earth

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Short Answer

What is the angular momentum of the Moon about the Earth? The mass of the Moon is 7.35 × 10²² kg, the center-to-center separation of the Earth and the Moon is 3.84 × 10⁵ km, and the orbital period of the Moon is 27.3 days. Ignore the small offset of the center of mass of the system from the center of the Earth in your calculation.

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