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Chapter 2, Problem 6MC
To determine
The correct option, from the following options, for an asteroid with an orbit lying entirely inside Earth's orbit.
(a) has an orbital semimajor axis of less than
(b) has a longer orbital period than Earth's
(c) moves more slowly than Earth
(d) must have a highly eccentric orbit
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