<description>Given some measurements of the pressure in a fluid taken on the surface of an unknown planet, use Pascal's law and the universal law of gravitation to find the mass of the planet.</description>

Physics 50 example problems

Peter Beyersdorf

14-47 Mass of a Planet-fluid mechanics

NOV 14, 20064 MIN
Physics 50 example problems

14-47 Mass of a Planet-fluid mechanics

NOV 14, 20064 MIN

Description

Given some measurements of the pressure in a fluid taken on the surface of an unknown planet, use Pascal's law and the universal law of gravitation to find the mass of the planet.