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Space.com ^ | March 2, 2025 | Mike Wall

[Svartalfiar]

Granted, you won’t reach it because you’ll hit the surface before you reach that velocity.

Terminal velocity is the point where gravitational force equals drag force. If there’s no drag, you just keep accelerating until you fully immediately stop accelerating.

[Scrambler Bob]

Robert A. Heinlein wrote about that

“The Moon is a Harsh Mistress”