Astronomy Homework Solutions
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Working with escape velocity, daytime lunar ground temperatures, and atmospheres between the Earth and the Moon.
What is your weight on the moon relative to here if your weight on Earth is 145 lbs? Is the Moon's escape velocity greater or less then Earth's? Is the daytime lunar ground temperature higher or lower then Earth's? Would astronomers have predicted an atmosphere on the moon?
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