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An astronaut has a mass of 70 kg on earth. What would her mass be in mars? What would her weight be on mars?

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Mass remains the same!
And about the weight,
Gravitational force on Earth is around 9.8 m/s^2
Gravitational force on Mars is around 3.7 m/s^2
3.7/9.8 = 0.377
So, the astronaut will weight around = 70 * 0.377 = 26.39N
So, the answer is 26.39N
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