Important Notice: Our web hosting provider recently started charging us for additional visits, which was unexpected. In response, we're seeking donations. Depending on the situation, we may explore different monetization options for our Community and Expert Contributors. It's crucial to provide more returns for their expertise and offer more Expert Validated Answers or AI Validated Answers. Learn more about our hosting issue here.

Does Keplers third law work, for example, for the Moons path around the Earth, or for any satellite of anything in space?

April 26, 2017earth Kepler Law moon path satellite

0

Posted

Does Keplers third law work, for example, for the Moons path around the Earth, or for any satellite of anything in space?

1 Answer

0

Posted

Yes, Kepler’s laws work for the Moon around the Earth. Kepler’s laws result from Newton’s law of universal gravitation, and are an approximation for the special case of a small mass in orbit around a much larger one. Those conditions hold pretty well for the case of the Moon around the Earth.