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An astronaut lands on a planet that has the same mass as Earth but twice the diameter. How does the astronaut’s weight differ from that on Earth?
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The acceleration due to gravity is given by the formula $g = \frac{GM}{r^2}$, where $G$ is the gravitational constant, $M$ is the mass of the planet, and $r$ is the radius of the planet. Show more…
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