Use the table to answer the question.
Planet Estimated Mass of Planet (10 to the power of 24 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 answer
The planet that would gravitationally attract the spacecraft the least is Mars. Its estimated mass is 0.642 x 10^24 kg.