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Newton's Law of Gravity
8. Centripetal Forces & Gravitation / Newton's Law of Gravity / Problem 3

A cylindrical object with a mass of 2.3 kg is located on a satellite that orbits Mars at an altitude of 400 km from its surface. Determine the gravitational force experienced by this cylinder. The mass of Mars is (6.42 × 1023 kg) and its radius is  (3.34  × 106 m).

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