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Astronomy · L2 · Newton's Cannonball Thought Experiment

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How firing a cannonball ever faster from a mountain shows the difference between falling, orbiting, and escaping.

by @openstemUpdated Astronomy
Cannon fires froma tall mountainSlow shotfalls in a short arcFaster shotfalls farther awayJust rightground curves away as fast as it fallsORBIT achievedFaster stillspeed exceeds escape velocityleaves Earth forever

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