Question #214018

Calculate the weight of an astronaut whose mass (including spacesuit) is 72 kg on the

Moon. Mass of the Moon = 7.4 × 1022 kg. Radius of Moon = 1.74 × 106 m.


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2021-07-05T15:23:06-0400

The weight of an astronaut 

P=mg=GmMR2P=mg=G\frac{mM}{R^2}

P=6.67×1011×72×7.4×1022(1.74×106)2=117NP=6.67\times 10^{-11}\times\frac{72\times 7.4\times 10^{22}}{(1.74\times 10^6)^2}=117\:\rm N


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