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The acceleration of the gravity Moon is equal to one-sixth of Earth's gravitational acceleration times. if an astronaut has a mass of 60 kg, what is the mass ande weight of the astro

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If an astronaut has a mass of 60 kilograms, then she weighs

-- about 588.4 newtons (132.3 pounds) on Earth, and
-- about 97.4 newtons (21.9 pounds) on the Moon.

Her mass doesn't change no matter where she is, because
mass doesn't depend on the local gravity.


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