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Escape Velocity
Escape Velocity
8. Centripetal Forces & Gravitation / Escape Velocity / Problem 3

A private space company plans to mine an asteroid in the near future. The asteroid being considered for mining has a mass of about 3 × 1017 kg and a diameter of around 15 km. What would be the required speed to leave its surface?

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