In January 2005, the Huygens probe landed on Saturn's moon Titan, the only satellite in the solar system having a thick atmosphere. Titan's diameter is 5150 km, and its mass is 1.35 x 10" kg. The probe weighed 2120 N on the earth.

In January 2005, the Huygens probe landed on Saturn's moon Titan, the only satellite in the solar system having a thick atmosphere. Titan's diameter is 5150 km, and its mass is 1.35 x 10" kg. The probe weighed 2120 N on the earth.

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In January 2005, the Huygens probe landed on
Saturn's moon Titan, the only satellite in the solar
system having a thick atmosphere Titan's diameter
is 5150 km, and its mass is 1,35 x 10* kg. The
probe welghed 2120 N on the earth.

What did it weigh on the surface of Titan?
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