Essential University Physics, Volume 1 and Volume 2 - With Access
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Author: Wolfson
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Chapter 2, Problem 68P
You’re on a NASA team engineering a probe to land on Jupiter’s moon to, and your job is to specify the impact speed the probe can tolerate without damage. Rockets will bring the probe to a halt 100 m above the surface, after which it will fall freely. What speed do you specify? (Consult Appendix E.)
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