88. How far can you jump before touching the ground? (A K2S Question)

From The Space Library

It depends on whether you are standing still or running prior to jumping. It's tough to get a running start on the Moon, but you can end up running much faster. A long jump would be truly long on the Moon. About six times as far is a good rule of thumb. The Lunar Olympics should prove to be a very exciting event indeed.

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Answer provided by Thomas Matula, Ph.D. & Kenneth J. Murphy

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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