Re: Volume:Mass for asteroid

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On 23 May 2010 at 19:26, wrote:

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> Oooops
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> I think I did my calculations wrong, then.
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> I was thiking (for the more dense material) of 7.9 grams per cm3
> being equal to 7.9 kg per 10 m3.
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> (Just multiplying each by 1,000)

Nope, 1000 cc = 1 liter

1000 liters = 1 m^3

1 gram = 1 cc of water
1 kg = 1 liter of water
1 tonne = 1 m^3 of water

Density of X g/cc = X kg/l = X tonnes/m^3

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