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q/6(p wqwx :ekrbx0db un,p ne ,tm3;.rth-Sun distance (to make the climate temperate), and that the ring rotates quickly enough to produce an apparent gravity of g as on Earth. What will be the period of revolution, this planet's year, in Earth days?