-- What's the volume of a cylinder with radius=1m and height=55m ?
( Volume of a cylinder = π R² h )
-- How much does that volume of water weigh ?
1 liter of water = 1 kilogram of mass
Weight = (mass) x (acceleration of gravity)
-- What's the area of the bottom of that 1m-radius cylinder ?
Pressure = (force) / (area)
This is the part of where you can easily slip away
Solution :
When the spacecraft is at halfway point, the distance from the Earth as well as Mars are same. We have to account the masses of the planets. The gravitational force that is exerted by the Earth is greater because of its combined mass with the space probe.
The mass of Earth is greater than the mass of Mars. Therefore, the force of Earth is more than Mars.
