Gravity at Different Heights

Gravity at Different Heights#

An asteroid is captured in space by a shuttle crew, looking for rare earth metals. The shuttle is orbiting earth at an altitude of h=params.h mi above the surface of the earth. When the crew weighs the asteroid, it comes up as W=params.W lb. Take the radius of the earth to be R_earth=3,959 mi. 1 slug=14.59 kg

Part 1#

What is the mass of the asteroid in kg?

Answer Section#

Please enter in a numeric value in mm/s2.

Attribution#

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