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Mass, Density & Gravity: UNIT 7: Kilo Hoku - Astronomy & Navigation Teacher's Notes For Part C: Comparing Planets
Mass, Density & Gravity: UNIT 7: Kilo Hoku - Astronomy & Navigation Teacher's Notes For Part C: Comparing Planets
Mass (kg) 1.99E+30 3.42E+23 4.97E+24 6.1E+24 7.32E+22 6.52E+23 1.93E+27 5.8E+26 8.9E+25 1.04E+26 1.09E+22
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Radius (km) 69,595 2,440 6,052 6,371 1,738 3,390 71,492 60,268 24,973 24,764 1,151
Density *Gravity **Relative kg/m3 (GM/R2) Gravity 1,409 5,427 5,204 5,515 3,340 3,934 1,326 687 1,290 1,638 2,030 274.03 3.83 9.05 9.82 1.62 3.79 25.20 10.44 9.52 11.10 0.5 27.9 0.4 0.9 1.0 .2 0.4 2.6 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.1
Mercury 145
Neptune 433
* g = (GM/R ) where G = 6.67x10 m kg s M =mass of object; R = radius of object ** Object of interest/Earths Gravity, e.g., for the Sun 274.03/9.82 = 27.9