A meteoroid is moving towards a planet. It has mass m = 0.42 x 10 kg...

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A meteoroid is moving towards a planet. It has mass m = 0.42 x 10° kg and speed v₁ 3.2 x 107 m/s at distance R₁ = 1.7 x 107 m from the center of the planet. The radius of the planet is R=0.86 x 107 m. The mass of the planet is M = 9.2 x 1025 kg. There is no air around the planet. m V R₁. R A meteoroid is moving towards a planet. It has mass m = 0.42 x 10° kg and speed v₁ 3.2 x 107 m/s at distance R₁ = 1.7 x 107 m from the center of the planet. The radius of the planet is R=0.86 x 107 m. The mass of the planet is M = 9.2 x 1025 kg. There is no air around the planet. m V R₁. R

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