An asteroid with mass m = 1.00 x 10^9 kg comes from deep space, effectively from infinity, and falls toward Earth. Calculate its gravitational potential energy when it reaches a point 4.00 x 10^8 m from the center of the Earth (just beyond the orbital radius of the Moon). O 10 x 10^14 J O -8.2 x 10^14 J O -10 x 10^14 J O 8.2 x 10^14 J

An asteroid with mass m = 1.00 x 10^9 kg comes from deep space, effectively from infinity, and falls toward Earth. Calculate its gravitational potential energy when it reaches a point 4.00 x 10^8 m from the center of the Earth (just beyond the orbital radius of the Moon). O 10 x 10^14 J O -8.2 x 10^14 J O -10 x 10^14 J O 8.2 x 10^14 J

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Chapter7: Rotational Motion And The Law Of Gravity

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