Anasa Satelirte Has Just Observed An Asteroid That Is On A Collision Course With The Earth The Asteroid Has An Estimate 1 (26.8 KiB) Viewed 117 times
Anasa Satelirte Has Just Observed An Asteroid That Is On A Collision Course With The Earth The Asteroid Has An Estimate 2 (54.87 KiB) Viewed 117 times
ANASA satelirte has just observed an asteroid that is on a collision course with the Earth. The asteroid has an estimated mass, based on its size, of 5×109 kg it is approaching the Earth on a head-on course with a velocity of 760 m/s relative to the Earth and is now 6.0×108 km away
With what speed will it hit the Earth's surface, neglecting friction with the atmosphere? Express your answer using two significant figures.
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