The moon has a mass of about 7.3x1022kg amd a radius of 1738km. a)Calculate the escape...

The moon has a mass of about 7.3x1022kg amd a radius of 1738km.

a)Calculate the escape speed from the surface of the moon. Express the answer in km/sec.

b) A spacecraft of mass 250kg is launched from the surface of the moon at a speed of 1500m/sec. Using conservation of mechanical energy, compute the maximum distance reached by the spacecraft, at which the spacecraft comes to a stop.
c) if the spacecraft is launched with an initial speed of 5500m/sec from the surface of the moon, use conservation of mechanical energy to determine how fast the spacecraft will be traveling when it is very far from the moon.

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A) the escape speed of moon was found to be 2367.789 m/s.

B) the maximum height of the spacecraft was found to be 6.92*10^5 m.

C) the final speed of the space craft was found to be 5500 m/s.

genius_generous answered 1 month ago

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