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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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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)
where
is the gravitational constant
is the mass of the Moon
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
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