(a) What is the escape speed on a spherical asteroid whose radius is 624 km and whose gravitational acceleration at the surface is 0.767 m/s2? (b) How far from the surface will a particle go if it leaves the asteroid's surface witharadial speed of 734 m/s? (c) With what speed will an object hit the asteroid if it is dropped from 473.5 km above the surface?

(a) What is the escape speed on a spherical asteroid whose radius is 624 km and whose gravitational acceleration at the surface is 0.767 m/s2? (b) How far from the surface will a particle go if it leaves the asteroid's surface witharadial speed of 734 m/s? (c) With what speed will an object hit the asteroid if it is dropped from 473.5 km above the surface?

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