A lift on Mars for unloading spacecraft has a height of 8 feet [ft], and a floor area of 10 feet [ft] wide by 6 feet [ft] long. The lift floor is made of a thin sheet-metal that has a maximum pressure rating of 0.5 pounds-force per square inch [psi]. A crate of material of with a mass of 5000 pounds-mass [lbm] on Earth, with measurements of 4 feet[ft] high by 8 feet [ft] wide and 4 feet[ft] long , is shipped to Mars. The acceleration due to gravity on Mars is 3.7 meters per second squared [ms2]. Can the crate be safely removed from the spacecraft once it reaches Mars using the lift? To support your answer, determine the pressure of the crate in units of pounds-force per square inch [psi]
A lift on Mars for unloading spacecraft has a height of 8 feet [ft], and a floor area of 10 feet [ft] wide by 6 feet [ft] long.
The lift floor is made of a thin sheet-metal that has a maximum pressure rating of 0.5 pounds-force per square inch [psi].
A crate of material of with a mass of 5000 pounds-mass [lbm] on Earth, with measurements of 4 feet[ft] high by 8 feet [ft] wide and 4 feet[ft] long , is shipped to Mars. The acceleration due to gravity on Mars is 3.7 meters per second squared [ms2].
Can the crate be safely removed from the spacecraft once it reaches Mars using the lift?
To support your answer, determine the pressure of the crate in units of pounds-force per square inch [psi].
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