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Chapter 25, Problem 6P
The asteroid Vesta has a mass of 2.6 × 1020 kg and an average radius of about 260 km (2.6 × 102 km). What is its escape velocity? Could you jump off the asteroid? (Hint: Use the formula for escape velocity, Eq. 5-1b. The formula is in units of m, kg, and s.)
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