A "kiloton of TNT" is an energy of 4.184 x 1012 J. How much mass would an object need to have to acquire a kinetic energy equal to one kiloton of TNT after being dropped from 640 km above the surface of the earth? The mass and radius of the earth are 5.97 x 1024 kg and 6.37 x 106 m.

A "kiloton of TNT" is an energy of 4.184 x 1012 J. How much mass would an object need to have to acquire a kinetic energy equal to one kiloton of TNT after being dropped from 640 km above the surface of the earth? The mass and radius of the earth are 5.97 x 1024 kg and 6.37 x 106 m.

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The mass and radius of the earth are 5.97 × 1024 kg and 6.37 × 10º m.
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