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The Radius of the Earth's (Almost Circular) Orbit Around the Sun

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The radius of the earth's (almost circular) orbit around the sun is 150,000,000 km150,000,000 \mathrm{~km} , and it takes 1y1 \mathrm{y} for the earth to go around the sun. Imagine that a certain satellite goes in an almost circular orbit of radius 15,000 km15,000 \mathrm{~km} around the earth (this radius is 10,000 times smaller than the earth's orbital radius around the sun) . What is the period of this orbit?


A) 106y10^{-6} \mathrm{y}
B) 104y10^{-4} \mathrm{y}
C) 103y10^{-3} \mathrm{y}
D) 106y10^{6} \mathrm{y}
E) These periods are not related in any simple way.

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