On earth, 1 kg = 9.8 = 2.2 lbs. On the moon, 1 kg = 1.6 n = 0.37 lbs.

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Laurel Knapp

Physics

18 February, 05:24

On earth, 1 kg = 9.8 = 2.2 lbs. On the moon, 1 kg = 1.6 n = 0.37 lbs.

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Jakob Wu · Answer 1

They're never 'equal'. 1 kilogram is 1 kilogram everywhere. It weighs about 2.2 pounds on Earth, and it weighs about 0.37 pound on the moon. On the way between, if the rocket engines are not burning, it weighs nothing.