The mass of the Starkiller Base from Star Wars is thought to be about 6.00 x 1024 kg due to the star inside of it. What would be the force of gravity acting on a 89.2 kg person who is standing on the surface of the base and therefore a distance of 3.30 x 105 m from the center?

The mass of the Starkiller Base from Star Wars is thought to be about 6.00 x 1024 kg due to the star inside of it. What would be the force of gravity acting on a 89.2 kg person who is standing on the surface of the base and therefore a distance of 3.30 x 105 m from the center?

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The mass of the Starkiller Base from Star Wars is thought to be about 6.00 x 10²⁴ kg due to the star inside of it. What would be the force of gravity acting on a 89.2 kg person who is standing on the surface of the base and therefore a distance of 3.30 x 10⁵ m from the center?

G=6.674⋅10^−11 m^3/kg⋅s^2

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