You are on the planet of Tatooine, which has a mean radiusr= 6.50×106mand a mass

Question

You are on the planet of Tatooine, which has a mean radiusr= 6.50×106mand a mass ofM= 5.90×1024kg. The surface temperature where you are located isTo= 38C and the pressure ispo= 1050 hPa. The air density is o= 1.15 kg m3.You ascertain that the mean temperature (in a hypsometric sense) from the surface tothe 700 hPa level isT= 28.5C . Assuming that the air on the planet is very dry andusingG= 6.6720×1011N m2kg2 as the Universal Gravitational Constant, what is the height of the 700 hPa level above the surface?

Explanation / Answer

here r= 6.50×106m

M= 5.90×1024kg

o= 1.15 kg m3

G= 6.6720×1011N m2kg2

T= 28.5C

To= 38C

p=700hpa

Related Questions

Navigate

• Browse (All)
• Browse Y
• Subjects

Integrity-first tutoring: explanations and feedback only — we do not complete graded work. Learn more.