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NASA's Cassini mission to Saturn released a probe on December 25, 2004, that landed on the Saturnian moon Titan on January 14, 2005. The probe, which was named Huygens, was released with a gentle relative speed of 31 . As Huygens moved away from the main spacecraft, it rotated at a rate of seven revolutions per minute. How many revolutions had Huygens completed when it was 160 yards from the mother ship? How far did Huygens move away from the mother ship during each revolution? Give your answer in feet.

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The unit of speed is not given so assuming it to be 31 yards/minute Since there is no acceleration so, velocity will remain constant Time taken to travel 160 yards=160/31=5.16 minutes As it takes 7 revolution/mins So total revolutions are 36.12 or 36(rounded off) It took 36 revolutions to complete 160 yards so 1 revolution will take 0.225 yards or 0.675 feet in one revolution

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