Kilo means thousand. so going from 63k to 63g only gets you part way there. You need to divide by 10 again. for the answer that is 1/10,000th. so you would weight 630 milligrams. DT
________________________________ From: Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> To: Astronomy Utah <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 11:13 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Check my math, please
Hi all,
I just finished a NASA training session on the Rosetta mission.
During the Q&A someone asked how gravity on the mission's target (Comet 67P) compares to Earth's.
The answer was around 1/10,000.
So if when I stand on a scale here on Earth it reads 63 kg, I *think* on 67P it would read 6.3 grams (about the same as a US 25 cent piece).
Have I got that right?
Wanting to make sure I've got the decimal in the right place.
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