A small asteroid that has a mass of 100 kg is moving at 200 m/s when...

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A small asteroid that has a mass of 100 kg is moving at 200 m/s when it is 1000 km above the surface of the Moon. The mass of the Moon is Mmoon = 7.35 1022 kg and the radius of the Moon is Rmoon: = 1737 km. 1) How far is the asteroid's initial location from the center of the Moon? R = Submit Your submissions: 1737 X Computed value: 1737 Submitted: Wednesday, March 6 at 7:45 PM Feedback: 2) How fast will the meteorite be traveling when it impacts the lunar surface if it is heading straight toward the center of the Moon? (Express your answer to three significant figures.) Submit + 3) If instead the same asteroid were launched from the surface of the Moon, what is the minimum launch velocity that would allow it to escape the Moon's gravitational influence, i.e., so that it can travel infinitely far away from the Moon? (Express your answer to three significant figures.) Vescape Submit Help m/s + m S km D A small asteroid that has a mass of 100 kg is moving at 200 m/s when it is 1000 km above the surface of the Moon. The mass of the Moon is Mmoon = 7.35 1022 kg and the radius of the Moon is Rmoon: = 1737 km. 1) How far is the asteroid's initial location from the center of the Moon? R = Submit Your submissions: 1737 X Computed value: 1737 Submitted: Wednesday, March 6 at 7:45 PM Feedback: 2) How fast will the meteorite be traveling when it impacts the lunar surface if it is heading straight toward the center of the Moon? (Express your answer to three significant figures.) Submit + 3) If instead the same asteroid were launched from the surface of the Moon, what is the minimum launch velocity that would allow it to escape the Moon's gravitational influence, i.e., so that it can travel infinitely far away from the Moon? (Express your answer to three significant figures.) Vescape Submit Help m/s + m S km D