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Compare the Orbital Angular Momentum of the Earth and Jupiter

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Compare the orbital angular momentum of the Earth and Jupiter. Which is larger and by how much? (Note that Jupiter's mass is 318 times that of the Earth; the semimajor axis of Jupiter's orbit is 5.2 AU; and Jupiter's orbital period is 12 years.)


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