With all his gear, Neil Armstrong weighed 360 pounds on Earth. When he landed on the Moon, he weighed 60 pounds. Why?
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The reason is stated below
- Gravity experienced on Earth is 9.8 m/s² while that on moon is 1.6 m/s². The gravity on moon is 1/6th times of earth's gravity.
- Thus, the weight on moon decreases to 1/6 of it's original value.
- Hence, his weigh when he landed on the moon was 60 pounds as compared to earth's 360 pounds.
- Weigh can be calculated by the formula - m*g, where m is mass while g acceleration due to gravity.
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