Thursday, December 15, 2011

I'm not sure how to calculate the rotational velocity of a planet?

For example Jupiter rotates once on its axis approximately every 10 hours. If an object were on the equator of the planet and rotating with it, it would travel approximately 280,000 miles (the equatorial cirference or distance around the equator) in about 10 hours. I want to calculate the rotational velocity of Jupiter using the formula Velocity=Distance/time

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