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The Orbit of Io, a Moon of Jupiter, Is Found ×\times

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The orbit of Io, a moon of Jupiter, is found to have a period of 1.769 days, and its average distance from the center of Jupiter is 420,000 km. The mass of Jupiter


A) is 1.9 ×\times 1027 kg.
B) is 2.2 ×\times 1037 kg.
C) is 8.0 ×\times 1027 kg.
D) cannot be determined without knowing the mass of Io.

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