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Assertion : On satellites we feel weightlessness. Moon is also a satellite of earth. But we do not feel weightlessness on moon.
Reason : Mass of moon is considerable.

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When a person is setting in an artificial satellite, the gravitational force acting on the person due to Earth provides the required centripetel force. Due to it, the net force on the person is zero and the person feels weightless.
When a person is standing on Moon, the gravitational attraction on the person due to Moon is left unbalanced. As a result of it, a person standing on Moon has a weight.
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