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A person who weighs in earth is suppose 75 kg ten why would he weigh a lot in mars?

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Dear student,
The mass of the Mars is less than the Earth and so the surface gravity of Mars is 38% of the Earth's gravity.
So, if a person weighs 75 kg in Earth he will weigh 38 % less in mars.
Thus he will weigh only 46.5 kg in Mars.
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