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The mass of the moon is `1/81` of the earth but the gravitational pull is `1/6` of the earth. It is due to the fact that

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The radius of the moon is `81/6` of the earth

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The radius of the earth is `9/sqrt(6)` of the moon

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Moon is the satellite of the earth

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None of the above

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