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You read in a science magazine that on the Moon, the speed of a shell leaving the barrel...

You read in a science magazine that on the Moon, the speed of a shell leaving the barrel of a modern tank is enough to put the shell in a circular orbit above the surface of the Moon (there is no atmosphere to slow the shell). What should be the speed for this to happen? Is this number reasonable?

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