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Planetes - Episode 6

Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2022 7:10 pm
by Fianna
https://sfdebris.com/videos/anime/planetes06.php

I'm curious: what would terminal velocity for a falling person be on the Moon?

Re: Planetes - Episode 6

Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2022 7:17 pm
by CrypticMirror
There is no terminal velocity on the moon, people worked out the math for us. Thank god.
https://physics.stackexchange.com/quest ... ld-it-take

Re: Planetes - Episode 6

Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2022 8:40 pm
by TGLS
CrypticMirror wrote: Fri Oct 07, 2022 7:17 pm There is no terminal velocity on the moon, people worked out the math for us. Thank god.
https://physics.stackexchange.com/quest ... ld-it-take
Well that's only because there's basically no atmosphere on the moon. If you assumed an Earth-like atmosphere, the terminal velocity would be about 22.34 m/s or ~80 km/h. You'd have to fall from a height of about ~160 m to fall that fast.