In the jules verne classic a journey to the center of the


In the Jules Verne classic "A Journey to the Center of the Earth", Professor Hardwigg, his nephew Henry and Hans (the helper) travel down through a volcano towards the center of the Earth. Assuming their subterranean vehicle has a mass of 5 metric tons, what is the gravitational force exerted on the vehicle when they are at a distance of 572 km from the center of the Earth. Assume the Earth to be a uniform solid sphere. Take the Earth's mass to be 5.97*10^24 kg and the Earth's radius to be 6370 km. Take the positive radial direction to be outwards and express your answer in kilo-Newtons.

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