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Hitting a golf shot off the moon..
Could anybody let me know if it would be possible to hit a tee shot
from the surface of the moon (forget about space suits, just imagine it was a normal golf shot), that would sent the golf ball into orbit? |
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Could anybody let me know if it would be possible to hit a tee shot from the surface of the moon (forget about space suits, just imagine it was a normal golf shot), that would sent the golf ball into orbit? Yes. All you need is a swing that would drive the ball at about the same velocity as the projectile from a M1A1 tank. The range would be much logner than you would get on earth. The best golfers can hit their balls at 90m/s (ow). At 45 degrees, it would hit ground some 78 seconds later, a hair under 5Km away. (this assumes that it is possible to hit a golfball as fast at a 45 degree angle as at the lower ones used on earth to fight air resistance.) |
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Hitting a golf shot off the moon..
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Hail, Chris! We who are about to post salute you. Could anybody let me know if it would be possible to hit a tee shot from the surface of the moon (forget about space suits, just imagine it was a normal golf shot), that would sent the golf ball into orbit? Climb to the tallest peak. Tee up. Strike the ball *just so* so that it travels horizontally off the tee at approximately 1.68 km/s. Please replace your divot. Vcir = sqrt(G*m/r) G = 6.67e-11 N m^2 / kg^2 m = 7.35e22 kg r = 1738 km Take care, cb -- Christopher A. Bohn ____________|____________ http://www.cse.ohio-state.edu/~bohn/ ' ** ** " (o) " ** ** ' "If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them." - Isaac Asimov |
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Hitting a golf shot off the moon..
What club were you thinking of using?
-- half_pint "Chris" wrote in message om... Could anybody let me know if it would be possible to hit a tee shot from the surface of the moon (forget about space suits, just imagine it was a normal golf shot), that would sent the golf ball into orbit? |
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Hitting a golf shot off the moon..
wha club were you thinking of using?
-- half_pint (repeated post)? "Chris" wrote in message om... Could anybody let me know if it would be possible to hit a tee shot from the surface of the moon (forget about space suits, just imagine it was a normal golf shot), that would sent the golf ball into orbit? |
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Could anybody let me know if it would be possible to hit a tee shot from the surface of the moon (forget about space suits, just imagine it was a normal golf shot), that would sent the golf ball into orbit? No. Any orbit it could be sent into would intersect with the moon. The same's true of any orbital launch scheme where orbit is achieved by simply applying a large initial impulse, like a big gun firing the golf ball into orbit. You end up with an elliptical orbit which intersects the point of launch, and need a burn somewhere along the way to circularize it. |
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Hitting a golf shot off the moon..
"Chris" wrote in message om... Could anybody let me know if it would be possible to hit a tee shot from the surface of the moon (forget about space suits, just imagine it was a normal golf shot), that would sent the golf ball into orbit? It would not be possible for a human being to hit a golf ball from the surface of the moon with enough energy to send it into orbit around the moon. |
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In article , Chris
wrote: Could anybody let me know if it would be possible to hit a tee shot from the surface of the moon (forget about space suits, just imagine it was a normal golf shot), that would sent the golf ball into orbit? Not with any golf club sanctioned for tournament play. Lunar escape velocity = 2.38 km/s, orbital velocity is sqrt(2) times that = 1.68 km/s = 6000 km/h. This is fast by the standards of a golf ball or a rifle bullet. -- David M. Palmer (formerly @clark.net, @ematic.com) |
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Hitting a golf shot off the moon..
On 22 Jul 2004 05:20:36 -0700
(Chris) wrote: Could anybody let me know if it would be possible to hit a tee shot from the surface of the moon (forget about space suits, just imagine it was a normal golf shot), that would sent the golf ball into orbit? Nope. Orbital velocity around the moon is about 1.5 km/s. I don't know how fast golf balls travel but I would be surprised if they exceed 100 m/s. The other problem is that an initial impulse from the surface can not result in an orbit which does not intersect the surface. To achive orbit the golf ball would have to make a circularisation burn (or be whacked by another golf club) after the first half an orbit. -- Michael Smith Network Applications www.netapps.com.au | +61 (0) 416 062 898 Web Hosting | Internet Services |
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