Multiple Choice
A satellite is in circular orbit at an altitude of 2300 km above the surface of a nonrotating asteroid with an orbital speed of 5.9 km/s.The minimum speed needed to escape from the surface of the asteroid is 14.6 km/s,and G = 6.67 × 10-11 N • m2/kg2.The mass of the asteroid is closest to
A) 1.8 × 1024 kg.
B) 8.9 × 1023 kg.
C) 1.3 × 1024 kg.
D) 2.7 × 1024 kg.
E) 3.6 × 1024 kg.
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