7. In July 2005, NASA's "Deep Impact" mission crashed a 372-kg probe directly onto the surface of the comet Temple 1, hitting the surface at 37000 km/h relative to the comet. The original speed of the comet at that time was about 40000 km/h, and is mass was estimated to be in the range (0.1 - 2.5) x1014 kg. Use the smallest value of the estimated mass. A. What change in the comet's velocity did this collision produce? Would this change be noticeable?

7. In July 2005, NASA's "Deep Impact" mission crashed a 372-kg probe directly onto the surface of the comet Temple 1, hitting the surface at 37000 km/h relative to the comet. The original speed of the comet at that time was about 40000 km/h, and is mass was estimated to be in the range (0.1 - 2.5) x1014 kg. Use the smallest value of the estimated mass. A. What change in the comet's velocity did this collision produce? Would this change be noticeable?

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Chapter9: Linear Momentum And Collisions

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Problem 56P: Two asteroids collide and stick together. The first asteroid has mass of 15103kg and is initially...

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