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hisham.i
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Hello..
how can we calculate the mass of the earth?
how can we calculate the mass of the earth?
hisham.i said:Hello..
how can we calculate the mass of the earth?
D H said:Sylas' method is rather old school.
Bah right back atcha! Your parting remark ("Cheers -- sylas, who is just a tad younger than the space age") makes me my flatulence more chronologically challenged than yours.sylas said:Bah. Young people these days don't show no respect.
The formula for calculating Earth's mass is M = F/a, where M is the mass, F is the force, and a is the acceleration due to gravity.
The unit of measurement used for Earth's mass is kilograms (kg).
The current estimate for Earth's mass is approximately 5.9722 x 10^24 kilograms.
Earth's mass was determined by using Newton's law of gravitation and measuring the gravitational force between Earth and a known mass.
Calculating Earth's mass is important for understanding the interactions between Earth and other objects in the universe, as well as for studying Earth's composition and structure.