Mechanics > Kinematics > Free Fall DCS# 1C20.12

HAMMER AND FEATHER ON THE MOON


APPARATUS
 
astronomy videodisk  202-09-F
laser disk player 201
projector 201


DESCRIPTION Video clip of Apollo 15 astronaut on the moon dropping hammer and feather from the same height to show that they reach the ground simultaneously in the absence of air resistance. NOTES Quicktime version:  http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/image/featherdrop_sound.mov.

The clip is located on side 4, chapter 24, of the earth science laser disk.