Question

The moon has a mass of 1/81 that of the earth and a radius of 1/4 that of the earth. The escape speed from the surface of the earth is 11.2 km/s. The escape speed from the surface of the moon is ______.

विकल्प

• 1.25 km/s

• 2.49 km/s

• 3.7 km/s

• 5.6 km/s

Answer 1

The moon has a mass of 1/81 that of the earth and a radius of 1/4 that of the earth. The escape speed from the surface of the earth is 11.2 km/s. The escape speed from the surface of the moon is 2.49 km/s.