An Asteroid Has a Mass of Approximately 10¹⁵ kg and a Diameter

Multiple Choice

An asteroid has a mass of approximately 10¹⁵ kg and a diameter of 10 km. The escape velocity for an object at the surface of the asteroid is

A) 7.1 $\times$ 10² m/s.
B) 27 m/s.
C) 3.6 $\times$ 10² m/s.
D) 19 m/s.