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Estimated Masses of Several Planets
Planet Estimated Mass of Planet ( 1024
kg)
Venus 4.87
Mars 0.642
Jupiter 1,898.0
Neptune 102.0
A spacecraft flies within 500,000 km of each of these planets. Based on its mass, which planet would gravitationally attract the spacecraft the least?
(1 point)
Jupiter
Mars
Neptune
Venus
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Mars
Reason: At the same distance gravitational force ∝ planet mass. Mars has the smallest mass (0.642 × 10^24 kg), so it would attract the spacecraft least.
Reason: At the same distance gravitational force ∝ planet mass. Mars has the smallest mass (0.642 × 10^24 kg), so it would attract the spacecraft least.
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