An unmanned spacecraft is in a circular orbit around the moon, observing the lunar surface from an

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An unmanned spacecraft is in a circular orbit around the moon, observing the lunar surface from an altitude of 50.0 km (see Appendix F). To the dismay of scientists on earth, an electrical fault causes an on-board thruster to fire, decreasing the speed of the spacecraft by 20.0 m/s. If nothing is done to correct its orbit, with what speed (in km/h) will the spacecraft crash into the lunar surface?


Appendix F:

Fundamental Physical Constants*

Name Symbol Value 2.99792458 x 10® m/s 1.602176487(40) × 10-1º c 6.67428(67) × 10-1! N •m²/kg² 6.62606896(33) ×


Other Useful Constants*

Mechanical equivalent of heat Standard atmospheric pressure Absolute zero Electron volt Atomic mass unit Electron rest e


Astronomical Data€ 


Prefixes for Powers of 10

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University Physics with Modern Physics

ISBN: 978-0321696861

13th edition

Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman, A. Lewis Ford

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