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what is meant by escape velocity?


Gaurav solanke 2nd Feb, 2020
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Rose Mary George 2nd Feb, 2020

Hi,

The lowest velocity which a body must have in order to escape the gravitational attraction of a particular planet or other object.

On the surface of the Earth , the escape velocity is about 11.2 km/s, which is approximately 33 times the speed of sound (Mach 33) and several times the muzzle velocity of a rifle bullet (up to 1.7 km/s).

Hope this helps.

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