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Calculate the weight of a 75.6 kg astronaut on the surface of Mars at the equator.
See p. 273 of your textbook for Mars' mass and equatorial radius.
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Transcribed Image Text:Calculate the weight of a 75.6 kg astronaut on the surface of Mars at the equator. See p. 273 of your textbook for Mars' mass and equatorial radius. 75 Clu m U
their own
Only one Moon (natural satellite)
but Jupiter and Saturn have many, and more are being found all the
time. Table 5.6 shows the planets and some of their known moons.
V Table 5.5 Solar Celestial Bodies
Celestial
Body
Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Ceres
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
Eris
Sedna
Mass
(kg)
1.99 X 1030
3.30 × 1023
4.87 X
1024
5.97 X 10²4
6.42 × 1023
9.5 × 1020
1.90 × 1027
5.69 × 1026
8.68 ×
1025
10²6
1.02 X
1.20 × 10²2
?
4.21 X 10²1
Equatorial
Radius
(m)
6.96 X 108
2.44 X 106
6.05 X 106
6.38 X 106
3.40 X 106
4.88 × 105
7.15 X 107
6.03 × 107
2.56 × 107
2.48 X 107
1.70 X 106
~1.43 X 106
8.5 X 105
www.N
Orbital
Period
(days)
87.97
224.7
365.24
686.93
1679.8
4330.6
10 755.7
30 687.2
60 190
90 553
204 540
3 835 020
M
Mean Orbital
Radius
(m)
5.79 × 1010
1.08 × 10¹1
1.49 × 1011
2.28 ×
1011
4.14 × 1011
7.78 × 10¹1
1.43 × 1012
2.87 × 1012
4.50 × 10¹2
5.91 X 1012
~1.01 X 1013
7.14 X 1013
Distance
(AU)
0.387
0.723
1
1.524
2.766
5.203
9.537
19.191
30.069
39.482
67.940
479.5
Chapter 5 Newton's laws
Transcribed Image Text:their own Only one Moon (natural satellite) but Jupiter and Saturn have many, and more are being found all the time. Table 5.6 shows the planets and some of their known moons. V Table 5.5 Solar Celestial Bodies Celestial Body Sun Mercury Venus Earth Mars Ceres Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Eris Sedna Mass (kg) 1.99 X 1030 3.30 × 1023 4.87 X 1024 5.97 X 10²4 6.42 × 1023 9.5 × 1020 1.90 × 1027 5.69 × 1026 8.68 × 1025 10²6 1.02 X 1.20 × 10²2 ? 4.21 X 10²1 Equatorial Radius (m) 6.96 X 108 2.44 X 106 6.05 X 106 6.38 X 106 3.40 X 106 4.88 × 105 7.15 X 107 6.03 × 107 2.56 × 107 2.48 X 107 1.70 X 106 ~1.43 X 106 8.5 X 105 www.N Orbital Period (days) 87.97 224.7 365.24 686.93 1679.8 4330.6 10 755.7 30 687.2 60 190 90 553 204 540 3 835 020 M Mean Orbital Radius (m) 5.79 × 1010 1.08 × 10¹1 1.49 × 1011 2.28 × 1011 4.14 × 1011 7.78 × 10¹1 1.43 × 1012 2.87 × 1012 4.50 × 10¹2 5.91 X 1012 ~1.01 X 1013 7.14 X 1013 Distance (AU) 0.387 0.723 1 1.524 2.766 5.203 9.537 19.191 30.069 39.482 67.940 479.5 Chapter 5 Newton's laws
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