When it orbited the Moon, the Apollo 11 spacecraft's mass was 8640 kg, and its mean...

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When it orbited the Moon, the Apollo 11 spacecraft's mass was 8640 kg, and its mean distance from the Moon's center was 2.53743 106 m. Assume its orbit was circu- lar and the Moon to be a uniform sphere of mass 7.36 1022 kg. Given the gravitational constant G is 6.67259 10-11 Nm2/kg, what is the min- imum energy required for the craft to leave the orbit and escape the Moon's gravitational field? Answer in units of J. When it orbited the Moon, the Apollo 11 spacecraft's mass was 8640 kg, and its mean distance from the Moon's center was 2.53743 106 m. Assume its orbit was circu- lar and the Moon to be a uniform sphere of mass 7.36 1022 kg. Given the gravitational constant G is 6.67259 10-11 Nm2/kg, what is the min- imum energy required for the craft to leave the orbit and escape the Moon's gravitational field? Answer in units of J.