If an astronaut dropped a small rock near the surface of Mars, how far would the rock fall in 1.35 s?

1 Answer
Feb 29, 2016

Mars- Earth g-ratio is 0.38, nearly. Answer 11' 1", nearly.
Near Earth, the distance fallen through will be 29' 2", nearly.

Explanation:

The acceleration due to Mars gravity on its surface is nearly 0.38 X 32 ' / s/s.= 12' 2" /s/s, nearly.
Distance fallen in a drop is s = (g t^2) / 2