Find the acceleration due to gravity of the moon at a point 1000 Km above the moon’s surface. The mass of the moon is 7.4 × 10 22 kg and its radius is 1740 km.

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The mass of the moon is , radius is

Distance of the point from surface,

Total distance from the center,

We know acceleration due to gravity is given by,

Find the acceleration due to gravity of the moon at a point 1000 Km above the moon’s surface. The mass of the moon is 7.4 × 1022 kg and its radius is 1740 km.

Find the acceleration due to gravity of the moon at a point 1000 Km above the moon’s surface. The mass of the moon is 7.4 × 10²² kg and its radius is 1740 km.