Escape by jumping from a uniform-density asteroid
ID: escape-by-jumping-from-a-uniform-density-asteroid
For a spherical nonrotating asteroid of the same mean mass density as a reference planet of radius R and surface gravity g, the mass scales as r cubed. Its surface escape speed therefore obeys . A take-off speed permits escape for . If that same take-off speed gives ballistic height H above the reference planet, , and the limiting asteroid radius is . A chosen H is an explicit performance estimate, not a universal human constant.
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