Find the weight of a 80 kg man on the surface of the moon? What should be his mass on the moon and the earth? (ge = 9.8 m/s2, gm = 1.63 m/s2)

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Andrew Lang

10 March, 22:08

Find the weight of a 80 kg man on the surface of the moon? What should be his mass on the moon and the earth? (ge = 9.8 m/s2, gm = 1.63 m/s2)

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Lorenzo Dean · Answer 1

If a man's mass is 80 kg, then ...

- - He weighs 258 newtons on Mars.

- - He weighs 785 newtons (about 176.4 pounds) on Earth.

- - He weighs 130 newtons on the Moon.

- - He weighs different amounts in other different places.

His mass doesn't change. It's 80 kg no matter where he goes.