Escape Velocity

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4548. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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The minimum velocity required in order that an object can leave the surface of, or depart from any other point within the gravitational field of, a massive body and recede to a large distance. In principle, if atmospheric resistance is ignored, a projectile fired vertically from the surface of a massive body at its escape velocity will continue to move away with a speed which decreases with incre...

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