Thread: Calculating a planet's mass & gravitational pull
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Old August 21st, 2003, 11:54 PM
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Default Re: Calculating a planet\'s mass & gravitational pull
It helps if you set up "conVersion factors" (lame, yes; but still useful). An example:

code:
         / 1000 m \

12 km x  | ------ |  =  12000 m

         \  1 km  /
(those are parenthesis)
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