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An asteroid is discovered to have a tiny moon that orbits it in a circular path at a dista...

An asteroid is discovered to have a tiny moon that orbits it in a circular path at a distance of 100. km and with a period of 40.0 h. The asleroid is roughly spherical (unusual for such a small body) with a radius of 20.0 km.

a) Find the acceleration of gravity at the surface of the asteroid.


b) Find the escape velocity from the asteroid.

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