The mass of an average comets nucleus is about 1.0 x 10^14 kg. If the Oort Cloud contains 20 x 10^11 comet nuclei, what is the mass of the clouds in units of Earth masses? (Note: Earths mass is 5.97 x 10^24 kg)  _______ m compare that with Uranus's mass. (Note: Uranus's mass im units of Earth's mass is 14.5m) mass of the Oort Cloud/mass of Uranus:_____

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The mass of an average comets nucleus is about 1.0 x 10^14 kg. If the Oort Cloud contains 20 x 10^11 comet nuclei, what is the mass of the clouds in units of Earth masses? (Note: Earths mass is 5.97 x 10^24 kg) 
_______ m

compare that with Uranus's mass. (Note: Uranus's mass im units of Earth's mass is 14.5m)

mass of the Oort Cloud/mass of Uranus:_____

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