The largest asteroid, Ceres, in our solar system's asteroid belt has an estimated mass of 3 * 10^21 kg and an orbital speed of 17900 m/s. What is the asteroid's kinetic energy?

1 Answer
Nov 22, 2015

4.806xx10^29

Explanation:

Formula for Kinetic Energy: 1/2mv^2

Mass : 3xx10^21 kg
Velocity: 17900 m/s

K.E= 1/2(3xx10^21)(17900)^2
K.E= 4.81xx10^29