A planet has a radius of about 0.85 times Earth's radius and a mass of only 0.74 times Earth's mass. Estimate the acceleration due to gravity on the planet.

Use M_{Earth} = 5.972 x 10^{24} kilograms
and
r_{Earth} = 6370 kilometers

a_{planet} = ________________{m}/{s^2}

(no rounding up)

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