Question

An alien life form on the planet Solaris throws a 1.5 kg package at 14 m/s [vertically down) toward some visiting human astronauts who are 60 m directly beneath him. If the planet Solaris has a mass of 4.32 x 1023 kg and a radius of 3.21 x 106 m

a) the acceleration due to gravity on Solaris

b)the time it takes the package to reach the astronauts

c ) the amount of force the astronaut would have to exert upwards to catch the package. He can flex his arms 1.2m so his force will be applied against the package through his range of motion to bring the package to rest.

Answer 1