1. Universal Gravitation Compute the acceleration due to gravity near the surface of Mars, given that the planet has a mass of 6.417x10 kg and that it has an average radius of 3389.5 km. BONUS turns once on its axis once every 23 hours 37 minutes 22 seconds, compute the effective acceleration due to gravity at the martian equator. Given that the equatorial radius of Mars is 3396.2 km, and that Mars

1. Universal Gravitation Compute the acceleration due to gravity near the surface of Mars, given that the planet has a mass of 6.417x10 kg and that it has an average radius of 3389.5 km. BONUS turns once on its axis once every 23 hours 37 minutes 22 seconds, compute the effective acceleration due to gravity at the martian equator. Given that the equatorial radius of Mars is 3396.2 km, and that Mars

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