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Mars has a small moon, Phobos, that orbits with a period of 7 h 39 min. The radius of Phobos' orbit is 9.4×106m. Use only this information (and the value of G) to calculate the mass of Mars.

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Mass of the mars is 6.48 * [tex]10^{23\\[/tex] kg.

Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun, is a dusty, cold desert world with a thin atmosphere.

Phobos is the larger of the two heavily cratered Martian moons and is dominated by three large craters.

Orbit period for Phobos = T = 7 h 39 min = 459 min

Radius of Phobos' orbit = r = 9.4 * [tex]10^{6}[/tex] m

According to the Gravitational force and Centripetal force,

here both forces will be equal,

therefore (GmM/r²) = mrω²

m = mass of the Phobos

M is the mass of Mars

r is the Phobos' orbit radius

ω = (2[tex]\pi[/tex]/T) =  (2[tex]\pi[/tex]/459)

G is the gravitational constant =  6.67 * [tex]10^{-11}[/tex]

(GmM/r²) = mrω²

M = (ω²r³/G)

M = (2[tex]\pi[/tex])² * (9.4 * [tex]10^{6}[/tex])³/ (459 * 60)³ * 6.67 * [tex]10^{-11}[/tex]

M = 6.48 * [tex]10^{23\\[/tex] kg

Mass of the planet mars is 6.48 * [tex]10^{23\\[/tex] kg.

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