How much force does it take to escape the moons gravity?
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How much force does it take to escape the moons gravity?
List of escape velocities
| Location | Relative to | System escape, Vte (km/s) |
|---|---|---|
| On Mercury | Mercury’s gravity | ~ 20.3 |
| On Venus | Venus’s gravity | 17.8 |
| On Earth | Earth’s gravity | 16.6 |
| On the Moon | The Moon’s gravity | 2.42 |
What happens if you jump too high on the moon?
Nobody will be able to jump from the Moon’s gravity, not even a nice jetpack with rockets on the boots will be enough, ultimately you will fall right back onto the surface at the exact same speed you jumped from (no atmosphere = no terminal velocity).
How high could I jump on the moon?
On the moon you can jump 9 feet (2.7 meters) in the air from a standing position compared to just 1.5 feet (0.5 m) on Earth. Near Jupiter, the most massive planet, you’d only achieve 6 inches, while on Martian moon Phobos, a jump would launch you straight out into space.
Could you fall off moon?
The moon is just over a quarter of the size of the Earth. But if it had the same mass, then the moon’s gravity would be about 14 times stronger than Earth’s and you’d hardly be able to jump at all. If that same mass was squeezed down to the size of a village, it’d become a black hole, and we’d all be sucked into it.
Is it possible to float away from the Moon?
There is no air on the moon, but astronauts don’t float away – even when they jump. Here is John Young’s “jump salute”. And what about the Earth itself? Why does it orbit the Sun?
How high could you jump on Ceres?
The gravity on Ceres is about 1/40th that on earth. So you would be able to jump about 40 times higher, if you can jump up 2 feet here, you could jump 80 feet in Ceres. A long way short of 4 miles.