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A research probe hovering
4.0
×
10
5
m
4.0\times10^{5}\,\text{m}
4.0
×
1
0
5
m
above the surface of a small moon measures the local gravitational field to be
3.2
N
/
kg
3.2\,\text{N}\!/\!\text{kg}
3.2
N
/
kg
. The moon’s radius is
1.6
×
10
6
m
1.6\times10^{6}\,\text{m}
1.6
×
1
0
6
m
. Determine the mass of the moon.
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