The planet Mars has two moons – Phobos and Deimos. Phobos has a mass of 10.8 × 1015 kilograms, and Deimos has a mass of 2.0 × 10

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The planet Mars has two moons – Phobos and Deimos. Phobos has a mass of 10.8 × 1015 kilograms, and Deimos has a mass of 2.0 × 10

15 kilograms. How much greater is the mass of Phobos than the mass of Deimos?
A) 8.8 × 1015 kilograms
B) 8.8 × 1016 kilograms
C) 9.2 × 1014 kilograms
D) 9.2 × 1015 kilograms

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olga nikolaevna [1] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-03T08:55:38+03:00

olga nikolaevna [1]3 years ago

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It should be A (8.8 x 1015 kilograms)

riadik2000 [5.3K] · Answer 2 · 2022-09-03T10:23:57+03:00

riadik2000 [5.3K]3 years ago

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Answer:

The correct answer is A

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the difference in their masses is 10,800,000,000,000,000 - 2,000,000,000,000,000 = 8,800,000,000,000,000 kilograms, the mass of Phobos is 8.8 × 1015 kilograms more than the mass of Deimos.