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NASA has recently sent several spacecraft, called rovers, to Mars to explore the planet's surface. One of these rovers has a mass of about 900 kilograms. The mass of Mars is about one-tenth the mass of Earth. How does the weight of the rover on Mars compare to its weight on Earth?

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Answer:

The weight of the rover is smaller on Mars than on Earth.

Explanation:

The Curiosity Rover is a spacecraft that was launched on 2011 by NASA, and landed on Mars in 2012. Curiosity has been exploring the Martian surface since then. This rover has a mass of 900 kilograms. However, according to NASA, Curiosity only weighs 337 kilograms on Mars. The weight of the rover is smaller on Mars than on Earth because the red planet has only about one-tenth of the mass of our planet, which means Mars's gravity is weaker than Earth's (about 38% of Earth's).

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