From: "Geo" 

"Jeff Shultz"  wrote in message
news:pan.2005.01.01.03.09.31.966321{at}shultzinfosystems.com...

> > Consider this, two missles headed to the moon, one is powered only by
the
> > moons gravity, the other is doing a full burn towards the moon. Which
will
> > be going faster when it hits the surface of the moon?

> Neither - both will be at a dead stop when they hit. Which might have more
> kinetic energy I leave as an exercise for the reader...

they won't be at a stop until after they hit the surface.

Geo.

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