Question

The planet Mars is host to five functioning spacecraft, three in orbit about the planet and two on the surface of the planet. Thanks to those spacecraft, we know that the planet Mars has a mass that is 0.11 times that of Earth and a radius that is 0.53 times that of Earth. The acceleration of an object in free-fall near the surface of Mars is most nearly what in terms of the local value of g on Earth

Answer 1

Answer:

0.392

Explanation:

Mm = 0.11Me

Rm = 0.53Re

g = GM / r^2

G = 6.67 * 10^-11

gmars = (G * 0.11Me) / (0.53Re)^2

Recall:

gearth = GMe /Re^2

Hence, gmars in terms of gearth equals

gmars = gearth * (0.11 / 0.53^2)

gmars = gearth * 0.3915984

gmars = 0.392gearth