A Certain Spherical Asteroid Has a Mass of 3

question 45

Multiple Choice

A certain spherical asteroid has a mass of 3.5 × 10¹⁶ kg and a radius of 8.8 km.What is the minimum speed needed to escape from the surface of this asteroid? (G = 6.67 × 10^-11 N ∙ m²/kg²)

• A)23 m/s
• B)16 m/s
• C)520 m/s
• D)730 m/s

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