Chapter 1: Problem 76
On December 25, 2004, during a NASA mission to Saturn, the spacecraft Cassini released a probe named Huygens, which landed on the Saturnian moon Titan on January 14,2005 . Huygens was released from the main spacecraft at a gentle relative speed of \(31 \mathrm{~cm} / \mathrm{s}\). As Huygens moved away, it rotated at a rate of seven revolutions per minute. (a) How many revolutions had Huygens completed when it was \(150 \mathrm{~m}\) from Cassini? (b) How far did Huygens move away from Cassini during each revolution? Give your answer in meters.
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