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Chapter 6, Problem 79GP
Europa, a satellite of Jupiter, is believed to have a liquid ocean of water (with a possibility of life) beneath its icy surface. In planning a future mission to Europa, what is the fastest that an astronaut with legs of length 0.70 m could walk on the surface of Europa? Europa is 3100 km in diameter and has a mass of 4.8 × 1022 kg.
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