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UK Metric Association
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BBC: "the size of a five-storey building and weighs approximately 4,000 kg (630st) on Earth". "630st" - stone age measurement units for space age technology is not a good idea. #MoonCrash #BBC

UK Metric Association
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The empty upper stage has a *mass* of 4,000 kg - on Earth AND in space. That's the beauty of #metric - separate units for mass and weight - avoids confusion when talking about objects subject to different gravitational forces. #MoonCrash #imperial #BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.ukSouth Korea space agency shares Moon images after SpaceX rocket debris crashSeoul's lunar orbiter captured images of the Moon before and after part of SpaceX's rocket hit its surface on Wednesday.

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