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Re: Today's jaw dropper



On Sun, 5 Oct 1997, John Mallinckrodt wrote:

"travel completely around the Moon and reach the astronaut at a point 10.0
cm below its initial height."

So the moon must have an atmosphere? If perfect vacuum, wouldn't the
bullet be in orbit, and therefor NOT fall 10cm after a single orbit?

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