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Can you determine the mass of our moon? If yes, then what do you need to know?

Difficulty: Medium

Yes, we can find the mass of the moon by using the law of gravitation.

 

$Mm=R^{2}\frac{gm}{G}$

Where Mm = mass of moon

R = radius of moon

$g_{m}$= gravitational acceleration on moon

G = gravitational constant = $6.673\times10^{-1} Nm^{2}kg^{-2}$

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