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« Reply #45 on: June 27, 2006, 04:14:09 PM »

Quote from: windemut

Unlikely. The requirement for escape velocity at impact is based on the law of conservation of energy. You are going down the gravity well, and the only place the energy can go is kinetic, meaning speed must increase. MUST, no exceptions. Ooops, here I go again... :-)


You are being over simple on this one.

v = u + at

Where required final velocity v = 0
a = acceleration due to moon's gravity (function rather than a constant)

If the moons gravity is accelerating you to the left there is a velocity u to the right at which the two will cancel out.  Such a landing is possible on a perfectly smooth ball, pity there are mountains on the moon - one of which is bound to get in the way.
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