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  A person in an artificial satellite of the earth feels weightlessness. But a person on the moon has weight even though moon is also a satellite. Why?

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A person in an artificial satellite of the earth feels weightlessness. But a person on the moon has weight even though moon is also a satellite. Why?
Closed as per community consensus as the post is off topic and low level
asked Apr 20, 2015 in Closed Questions by Sayantan (-30 points) [ no revision ]
recategorized Apr 20, 2015 by dimension10

Voting to close. Low level.





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