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Centre of mass of the carth-moon systema) lies on the surface of the carthb) lies on the surface of the moonc) within the earthd) lies outside the earth on the line joining theicentres |
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Answer» The mass of the Moon is 7.35*1022 kg and the mass of the Earth is 6.00*1024 kg. The distance between the Moon and the Earth is 3.80*105 km. Since the radius of the Earth is 6378 km, the center of mass of the Earth-Moon system is inside the Earth. (c) is correct option |
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