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Astronaut Harry Skyes has a mass of approximately 85.0 kg. What is his weight on Mercury? Mercury's gravity = 3.70 m/s ^2

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

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Chapter7: Gravitation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 36A

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Mercury's gravity = 3.70 m/s ^2

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