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What is the escape velocity?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

In physics, escape velocity is the speed where the kinetic energy of an object is equal to the magnitude of its gravitational potential energy.

The Earths escape velocity is about 11.2 kilometers per second

To escape the solar system from Earth requires an escape velocity of about 42.1 kilometers per second. Individual

  • Sun 617.5 km/s
  • Mercury 4.3 km/s
  • Venus 10.13 km/s
  • Earth 11.2 km/s
  • Moon 2.4 km/s
  • Mars 5 km/s
  • Jupiter 59.5 km/s
  • Saturn 35.6 km/s
  • Uranus 21.2 km/s
  • Neptune 23.6 km/s

To escape the Milky Way Galaxy, you will need an escape velocity of > 1.000 kilometers per second.

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