Physical Universe
16th Edition
ISBN: 9780077862619
Author: KRAUSKOPF, Konrad B. (konrad Bates), Beiser, Arthur
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 17, Problem 17MC
An astronaut would weigh least on the surface of
- a. Venus
- b. Earth
- c. Mars
- d. Jupiter
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