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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