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Problem
The escape speed at Earth’s surface is about
11.2
km
s
−
1
11.2\,\text{km\,s}^{-1}
11.2
km
s
−
1
. Using the data: mass of the Moon
7.35
×
10
22
kg
7.35\times10^{22}\,\text{kg}
7.35
×
1
0
22
kg
, radius of the Moon
1.74
×
10
6
m
1.74\times10^{6}\,\text{m}
1.74
×
1
0
6
m
, estimate the escape speed from the Moon’s surface in
km
s
−
1
\text{km\,s}^{-1}
km
s
−
1
.
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