I’m having some trouble wrapping my head around this concept. How does falling/reaching terminal velocity change depending on the force of gravity and atmosphere/drag. Example. Falling from the cliff on the Moon vs Earth or Mars vs. Earth.
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Terminal velocity is only affected by drag. Differences in surface gravity between planets will only affect acceleration, meaning that it might take more or less time for a falling object to reach terminal velocity, but the final speed will still be the same.
In a vacuum, where there is no drag, there is no terminal velocity other than the speed of light.
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