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Chapter 8, Problem 68P
As a member of the 2040 Olympic committee, you’re considering a new sport: asteroid jumping. On Earth, world-class high jumpers routinely clear 2 m. Your job is to make sure athletes jumping from asteroids will return to the asteroid. Make the simplifying assumption that asteroids are spherical, with average density 2500 kg/m3. For safety, make sure even a jumper capable of 3 m on Earth will return to the surface. What do you report for the minimum asteroid diameter?
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