UNDERSTANDING THE UNIVERSE(LL)-W/CODE
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Chapter 5, Problem 19QAP
To determine
The planet which has primary atmosphere.
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Characteristics
Unit
Mercury
Venus
Earth
330
10 g
4,870
5,970
Mass
61
928
1,083
Volume
1024 cm
5.4
5.4
50
Density
g/cm
Distance from Sun
58
10° km
100
100
Radius
km
Crust Thickness
km
Atmosphere Height
km
Axial Tilt
degrees
Force of Gravity on
a1 kg test mass
N
Length of Day
4223
4,223
88
hours
225
365
Length of Orbit
Earth days 88
167
464
15
Mean Temperature
° C
ТЕВОС
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
102,000
642
| 1,898,000
568.000
86,800
Some interplanetary properties.
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use mass of the sun Msol= 1.99 x 10^30 kg
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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UNDERSTANDING THE UNIVERSE(LL)-W/CODE
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