A spacecraft is launched from Earth toward the moon. Where will the spacecraft be when the gravitational forces acting on it are equal? A. Closer to Earth than to the moon because the moon has greater mass than Earth. B. Closer to the moon than to Earth because the moon has greater mass than Earth. C. Closer to Earth than to the moon because Earth has greater mass than the moon. D. Closer to the moon than to Earth because Earth has greater mass than the moon.

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Annabella Paul

Physics

5 August, 11:44

A spacecraft is launched from Earth toward the moon. Where will the spacecraft be when the gravitational forces acting on it are equal? A. Closer to Earth than to the moon because the moon has greater mass than Earth. B. Closer to the moon than to Earth because the moon has greater mass than Earth. C. Closer to Earth than to the moon because Earth has greater mass than the moon. D. Closer to the moon than to Earth because Earth has greater mass than the moon.

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Bradley Swanson · Answer 1

So we want to know when will the gravitational forces acting on the spacecraft be equal. The force between the Earth and the spacecraft will be equal to the force between the Moon and the spacecraft when the spacecraft is closer to the Moon because Earth has greater mass than the Moon. So the correct answer is D.