In order to feel at home in Elysium, you are asked to rotate your construction, such that the passengers feel the centrifugal force in the same way as gravity on earth. The outer radius is 30 km. Calculate the required rotation velocity. Next, consider the artificial gravity a vehicle is experiencing as it drives with 120 km/h along the outer belt clockwise or counter-clockwise

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In order to feel at home in Elysium, you are asked to rotate your construction, such that the passengers feel the centrifugal force in the same way as gravity on earth. The outer radius is 30 km. Calculate the required rotation velocity. Next, consider the artificial gravity a vehicle is experiencing as it drives with 120 km/h along the outer belt clockwise or counter-clockwise
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