Astronauts who landed on the moon during the Apollo 15, 16 and 17 missions brought back a
Question:
Astronauts who landed on the moon during the Apollo 15, 16 and 17 missions brought back a large collection of rocks to the earth. Knowing the rocks weighed 139 lb when they were on the moon, determine
(a) The weight of the rocks on the earth,
(b) The mass of the rocks in slugs. The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 5.30 ft/s2?
Step by Step Answer:
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics
ISBN: 978-0073398242
11th edition
Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell, Brian Self
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