a) Given the known information below about Triton (the largest moon of Neptune)  calculate the mass of Neptune. Mass of Triton: 2.141022 kg Orbital Radius of Triton: 3.55105 km Orbital Period of Triton: 5.88 days b) A person weighs 605 N on the surface of Earth. Using your mass of Neptune from part a, determine the weight of this person on the surface of Neptune, which has a planetary radius of 24,600 km.

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  1. a) Given the known information below about Triton (the largest moon of Neptune) 

calculate the mass of Neptune.

Mass of Triton: 2.141022 kg

Orbital Radius of Triton: 3.55105 km

Orbital Period of Triton: 5.88 days


b) A person weighs 605 N on the surface of Earth. Using your mass of Neptune from part a, determine the weight of this person on the surface of Neptune, which has a planetary radius of 24,600 km.

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