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The international space station is maintained in a nearly circular orbit with a mean altitude of

330 \mathrm{~km}

and a maximum of

410 \mathrm{~km}

. An astronaut is floating in the space station's cabin. The acceleration of astronaut as measured from the earth is

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Correct option: D

Nearly

g

and directed towards the earth

Option D is correct because at the altitude of the space station, the acceleration due to gravity is still nearly g and directed towards the Earth.

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