The Solar System and orbits

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Question 30
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There are several scientific research probes in stable circular orbits around Mars at various altitudes.

Figure 1 shows how the orbital period (the time taken to complete one full orbit) of a probe depends on its orbital altitude above Mars' surface.

Graph with the horizontal axis labeled 'Orbital altitude (10³ km)' ranging from 0 to 12. The vertical axis is labeled 'Orbital period (hours)' ranging from 0 to 20. A smooth curve of best fit starts at (2, 4.0) and goes upwards through (4, 6.8), (6, 10.0), (8, 13.5), and (10, 17.2).

Describe the relationship shown in Figure 1.

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