Multiple Choice
In the simplified version of Kepler's third law, P2 = a3, the units of the orbital period P and the semimajor axis of the ellipse a must be, respectively,
A) years and light-years.
B) years and astronomical units.
C) years and meters.
D) seconds and meters.
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