Can We Determine the Mass of Mercury and Venus Using Space Probe Orbits?

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To determine the masses of Mercury and Venus, direct searches on Google yield immediate results, such as the mass of Venus being approximately 4.86900 × 10^24 kilograms. Google also offers various functions, including unit conversions. However, the discussion shifts to the empirical methods for finding the masses of these planets, noting that they lack moons, which complicates traditional measurement methods. It is suggested that artificial satellites may be used to measure their masses, although specific methods remain uncertain. The conversation highlights the power of Google for quick information retrieval while acknowledging the challenges in empirical measurements of planetary masses.
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How to find out the mass of Mercury & Venus
 
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Originally posted by chetan
How to find out the mass of Mercury & Venus

Google gives the answeer direct. Type in Venus mass and you get the answer:
mass of Venus = 4.86900 × 10^24 kilograms

Google is VERY powerful and has many functions that you may be aware of... try it!
 
I meant to say 'may NOT of heard of..'

It converts units too... type in 'kilogram to pounds' (without the quotes and it gives you the conversion factor...

Google rocks!
 
I think chetan meant, "How do we find the masses of Venus and Mercury empirically?" They don't have moons of course so you can't use that method. My guess is that maybe we use artificial satellites to measure their masses. Honestly, I don't know though.
Anyone else?
 

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