Post by Radrook Admin on Oct 19, 2022 17:47:30 GMT -5
JUMP on other PLANETS 🡆 3D Comparison
Weight is the product of exertion of matter on our body. If we were far from any celestial body, then we would be weightless. The video depicts how high we would be able to jump if we were on the surface of different celestial bodies each exerting a different gravitational effect. The weaker the gravity, of course, the higher we are able to leap. Care must be taken on certain asteroids, since jumping might cause the astronaut to achieve escape velocity, which is the speed necessary in order to continue on without being going back down.
On Earth, this escape velocity is seven miles per second. But on less dense objects, the escape velocity is much lower, so great care must betaken to avoid a disaster exploring asteroids or comets.
An example of accidentally flying off into space is provided by showing us just how high an astronaut would be able to leap were he standing on the Martian moon named Phoebus, whose dimensions are 27 km × 22 km × 18 km, and which doesn't have enough mass to be rounded by its own gravity. On this virtual Phoebus, the astronaut jumps and continues to ascend to 773 meters which is approx. 2,319 feet until he becomes a pinpoint in the sky.
Last Edit: Jan 28, 2023 20:21:02 GMT -5 by Radrook Admin
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