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What is the distance from the centre of the earth to the centre of the moon called?

  1. A
    Orbital length of the moon
  2. B
    Orbital length of the earth
  3. C
    Orbital radius of the moon
  4. D
    Orbital radius of the earth

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The distance from the center of the Earth to the center of the Moon is defined as the orbital radius of the Moon. On average, this distance is about 384,400km, which represents the semi-major axis of the Moon's geocentric orbit.

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What is the distance from the centre of the earth to the centre of the moon called?
A
Orbital length of the moon
B
Orbital length of the earth
C
Orbital radius of the moon
D
Orbital radius of the earth

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