The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of a spherical asteroid is

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation

Problem

The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of a spherical asteroid is

3.0\,\text{m/s}^2

. The asteroid’s radius is

200\,\text{km}

. Calculate the mass of the asteroid. (Take

G = 6.67\times10^{-11}\,\text{N m}^2\!/\text{kg}^2

.)

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