An unmanned probe lands on Mars and reports that a certain rock on the Martian…

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An unmanned probe lands on Mars and reports that a certain rock on the Martian surface exerts a force of 37 N37\,\text{N} on the probe’s built-in spring balance. The acceleration due to gravity on Mars is gMars=3.7 m/s2g_{\text{Mars}} = 3.7\,\text{m/s}^2. Using this information, answer the following: (i) Calculate the mass of the rock. (ii) Determine what the rock would weigh on Earth where g=9.8 m/s2g = 9.8\,\text{m/s}^2. (iii) Would the mass of the rock be different on Earth? Justify your answer briefly.

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