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| 183_notes:escape_speed [2021/04/01 12:35] – [Escape Speed] stumptyl | 183_notes:escape_speed [2021/04/01 12:36] – [Calculating the Escape Speed] stumptyl | ||
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| $$v_{esc} = \sqrt{\dfrac{2GM}{R}}$$ | $$v_{esc} = \sqrt{\dfrac{2GM}{R}}$$ | ||
| - | This speed defines the minimum speed needed to leave the planet and never return under the gravitational interaction between the object and the planet. Notice that this speed doesn' | + | This speed defines the minimum speed needed to leave the planet and never return under the gravitational interaction between the object and the planet. |