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A landing craft with mass 1.22×104 kg is in a circular orbit adistance 5.70×105 m above the surface of a planet. The period ofthe orbit is 5600 s . The astronauts in the lander measure thediameter of the planet to be 9.80×106 m . The lander sets down atthe north pole of the planet.

A. What is the weight w of an astronaut of mass 86.0 kg as hesteps out onto the planet's surface?

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Gravitational constant G 667 x 1011Nm2kg2Mass of the planet M1Mass of the landing craft M2 122 x104 kgOrbital period of the landing craft T 5600 secDiameter of the planet    See Answer
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