the mass of moon is M and its radius is R. Calculate the acceleration due to gravity of a spaceship orbiting around the moon at a distance thrice the radius of moon from its centre.
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1/6th of the earths gravitational pull is moons gravitational pull therefore the acceleration of that spaceship is 1/6th of the acceleration experienced by it on earths orbit.
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gravitation field of moon is 1/6th times that of earth hence...acceleration due to gravity is g/6
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