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How To Understand Escape Velocity

Education : Physics

This is the minimum speed an object needs to have to move away indefinitely from the gravitational field of a planet (assuming no other forces are being applied).

Note: escape speed is really what is necessary, e.g. escape velocity is not dependent on direction hence a scalar would be more accurate.


By: Stephen

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