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The mass of an average comet's nucleus is about 1.0 ✕ 1014 kg. If the Oort cloud contains 2.0 ✕ 1011 comet nuclei, what is the mass of the cloud in units of Earth masses? (Note: Earth's mass is 5.97 ✕ 1024 kg.)
________ m
Compare that with Uranus's mass. (Note: Uranus's mass in units of Earth's mass is 14.5 M.)
mass of the Oort Cloud / mas of Uranus =________
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