The Moons of Saturn Named Tethys and Dione Have a 2:3

question 41

Multiple Choice

The moons of Saturn named Tethys and Dione have a 2:3 orbital resonance with Tethys orbiting closer to Saturn than Dione.If the semimajor axis of Dione's orbit is 380,000 km,what is the semimajor axis of Tethy's orbit?

• A) 700,000 km
• B) 570,000 km
• C) 290,000 km
• D) 250,000 km

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