Question: ( 1 3 pts ) Pluto is an amazing rocky / icy world. It has a radius of 1 1 8 8 km ( smaller

(13 pts ) Pluto is an amazing rocky/icy world. It has a radius of 1188 km (smaller than our Moon) and a mass of 1.301022kg(about 18% of our Moon's mass).
Calculate the freefall acceleration near the surface of Pluto.
(a) Draw a not-to-scale pictorial of something freefalling near the surface of Pluto, representing Pluto as a large circle. Choose a coordinate system of +y either toward or away from the surface. This is a linear 1D vertical problem, not an orbit. Define your variable names in this pictorial.
(b) What is the system?
(d) Draw a FBD of the system. Don't forget the coordinate system!
( 1 3 pts ) Pluto is an amazing rocky / icy

Step by Step Solution

There are 3 Steps involved in it

1 Expert Approved Answer
Step: 1 Unlock blur-text-image
Question Has Been Solved by an Expert!

Get step-by-step solutions from verified subject matter experts

Step: 2 Unlock
Step: 3 Unlock

Students Have Also Explored These Related Physics Questions!