The Cosmic Perspective (9th Edition)
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Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, Megan O. Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, Mark Voit
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 58EAP
Escape Velocity. Calculate the escape velocity from each of the following, using data as needed from Appendix E.
- The surface of Mars
- The surface of Mars’s moon Phobos
- The surface (cloud tops) of Jupiter
- Our solar system, starting from Earth’s orbit (Hint: The mass of our solar system is approximately the same as the mass of the Sun.)
- Our solar system, starting from Saturn’s orbit
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