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Question

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?

Accepted Answer

73 m/s

Answer

21 m/s

Answer

23 m/s

Answer

74 m/s

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?

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?