Tag: Astronauts on the first trip to Mars take along a pendulum that has a period on earth of 1.50 s. The period on Mars turns out to be 2.45 s.

Astronauts on the first trip to Mars take along a pendulum that has a period on earth of 1.50 s. The period on Mars turns out to be 2.45 s. What is the Martian free-fall acceleration? Earth = 1.5 s Mars= 2.45 s T= 2π√L/g 1.5 s2 = (2π√L/9.8)2 1.5 s2 = 21.5 s2 = x L/9.81 1.5…