Question: Determine the escape speed for a rocket on the far side of Ganymede, the largest of Jupiters moons (Figure P13.41). The radius of Ganymede is
Determine the escape speed for a rocket on the far side of Ganymede, the largest of Jupiters moons (Figure P13.41). The radius of Ganymede is 2.64 X 106 m, and its mass is 1.495 X 1023 kg. The mass of Jupiter is 1.90 X 1027 kg, and the distance between Jupiter and Ganymede is 1.071 X 109 m.
Be sure to include the gravitational effect due to Jupiter, but you may ignore the motion of Jupiter and Ganymede as they revolve about their center of mass.
Ganymede Jupiter Figure P1341
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