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MCQIntermediateGravitation, Orbits & Dynamics
USAAAO — 2025 First Round
Question 1
Imagine you are on Deimos right now and you want to escape Mars because you are bored. If Deimos is currently at 23,460 km away from the center of Mars and its speed is currently around 1.35 km/s, how much more speed do you and Deimos need to escape Mars? The mass of Mars is 6.39 × 10²³ kg.
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USAAAO 2025 First Round, Question 1. Question text, choices, and answer were transcribed from the official USAAAO exam and solutions PDFs.