Titan, the Largest Moon of Saturn, Has an Orbital Period

question 30

Multiple Choice

Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, has an orbital period of 16 days and a semimajor axis of 1.2 *10⁹ m. Based on this information, what is Saturn's mass? For reference, the Earth's mass is 6 * 10²⁴ kg.

• A) 290 M_Earth
• B) 130 M_Earth
• C) 90 M_Earth
• D) 40 M_Earth
• E) 4 M_Earth

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