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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?
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Neptune
Neptune
Venus
Venus
Mars
Mars
Jupiter
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Mars
Reason: Gravitational attraction (at the same distance) is proportional to the planet's mass. Mars has the smallest mass (0.642 × 10^24 kg), so it would exert the least pull.
Reason: Gravitational attraction (at the same distance) is proportional to the planet's mass. Mars has the smallest mass (0.642 × 10^24 kg), so it would exert the least pull.
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