Before the discovery of Pluto's moon,Charon,Pluto's mass was estimated to be around 6 * 1022 kg.If Charon orbits Pluto with a period of 153 hours at a distance of 1.75 * 107m estimate the mass of Pluto.
A) 3.15 * 1021 kg
B) 3.18 * 1022 kg
C) 1.04 * 1022 kg
D) 1.14 * 1022 kg
E) 6.31 * 1022 kg
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