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50POINTS! What is the escape velocity for lunar module? Lunar module mass 15,200 kg radius of moon 1.74x106m, mass of moon 7.34x1022kg

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  • skyluke89


    Answer:

    2.73 km/s

    Explanation:

    The escape velocity of an object in the gravitational field of the moon is (on the surface of the planet)

    v=\sqrt{\frac{2GM}{r}}

    where

    G=6.67\cdot 10^{-11} m^3 kg^{-1} s^{-2} is the gravitational constant

    M=7.34\cdot 10^{22} kg is the mass of the Moon

    r=1.74\cdot 10^6 m is the radius of the Moon

    As we can see, the escape velocity does not depend on the mass of the lunar module.

    Substituting the numbers into the formula, we find

    v=\sqrt{\frac{2(6.67\cdot 10^{-11})(7.34\cdot 10^{22}kg)}{(1.74\cdot 10^6 m)}}=2732 m/s=2.73 km/s