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Calculate Jupiter's Mass (In Earth Masses)based on Its Gravitational Pull

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Calculate Jupiter's mass (in Earth masses)based on its gravitational pull on its moon,Io,using Newton's version of Kepler's third law: P2 = A3/MJ.In order to do so,you will need the following information: Io's period = 1.769 days;Io's semimajor axis = 422,000 km;the mass of the Sun = 2 × 1030 kg;the mass of Earth = 6 × 1024 kg (also,1 AU = 1.5 × 108 km).


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