What is the value for the rate at which the moon orbits the earth if the moon's orbit is circular?

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What is the value for the rate at which the moon orbits the earth if the moon's orbit is circular?

2007-04-15 04:27:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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it takes the moon 28 days to orbit the earth once

2007-04-15 04:43:01 · answer #1 · answered by helpmepls 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I'm not quite certain what you mean by the 'rate'. But, if you mean it's speed, it's simply how far it travels (one orbit) divided by the time it takes to complete that orbit (one 'orbital period')

You can find those numbers on the 'net in a matter of a few minutes.

HTH

Doug

2007-04-15 04:39:17 · answer #2 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Moons orbit isn't circular

2007-04-19 01:42:20 · answer #3 · answered by hilltopobservatory 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋