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Escape Velocity

  • Velocity needed to escape from gravitational pull of an object
  • Escaping an orbit of an object

Formula

  • $v_{escape} = \sqrt{\frac{2Gm}{r}}$
    • $G$ is the universal gravitational constant (see gravity)
    • $m$ is the mass of the object
    • $r$ is the distance to the object

Physics