02-12-2005, 02:07 PM
Fragbait,Feb 12 2005, 03:29 PM Wrote:Hi!
What you might have missed out - maybe I didn't make myself clear - is:
On the earth, you measure the mass, contemporaneously incorporating the lifting force of each of the things in earth atmosphere (compare plumes to lead). But the moon 'atmosphere' is completely different, and you have to take that into account...
So?
Greetings, Fragbait
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Mass is unaffected by atmosphere, while weight is the one being effected.
If you have 10N of lead and 10N of plumes they will both weigh (9.8*10=) 98kg, if it's on another planet they'll simply have different weights compared to other planets but always be identical to each other on the same planet.
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