NASA has recently sent several spacecraft, called rovers, to Mars to explore the planet's surface. One of these rovers has a mas

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NASA has recently sent several spacecraft, called rovers, to Mars to explore the planet's surface. One of these rovers has a mas

s of about 900 kilograms. The mass of Mars is about one-tenth the mass of Earth. How does the weight of the rover on Mars compare to its weight on Earth?

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aksik [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-10T15:01:59+03:00

Answer:

The weight of the rover is smaller on Mars than on Earth.

Explanation:

The Curiosity Rover is a spacecraft that was launched on 2011 by NASA, and landed on Mars in 2012. Curiosity has been exploring the Martian surface since then. This rover has a mass of 900 kilograms. However, according to NASA, Curiosity only weighs 337 kilograms on Mars. <u>The weight of the rover is smaller on Mars than on Earth because the red planet has only about one-tenth of the mass of our planet</u>, which means Mars's gravity is weaker than Earth's (about 38% of Earth's).