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What is the escape speed on a spherical asteroid whose radius is700 km and whose gravitational acceleration at the surface is 0.685m/s2? (b) How far from the surface will a particle go if it leavesthe asteroid's surface with a radial speed of 694 m/s? (c) Withwhat speed will an object hit the asteroid if it is dropped from1066 km above the surface? (SHOW ALL WORK)

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a escape speed is Ve sqrt2gR sqrt206857001000 9793 ms busing law of conservation of energy energy at the surface energy at the maximum height GmMr    See Answer
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