Question

A 90-kg astronaut biologist searches for microbial life on Mars where the gravitational acceleration is g = 3.71 m/s2. What is the weight of the astronaut in units of N and lbf?

Answer 1

m = 90 kg,
On Mars: g = 3.71 m/s²
Weight = m · g = 90 kg · 3.71 m/s² = 333.9 N
1 N = 0.2248 lbf
333.9 · 0.2248 = 75.06072 lbf ≈ 75 lbf