The Physical Universe
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ISBN: 9780073513928
Author: Konrad Krauskopf, Arthur Beiser
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 17, Problem 17MC
An astronaut would weigh least on the surface of
- a. Venus
- b. Earth
- c. Mars
- d. Jupiter
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