ESCAPE VELOCITY EXAMPLE 1

Look up values for the mass and radius of the Earth and Mars, and compute how fast you would have to be going to launch a rocket into space from the surface of Mars. The escape velocity of Earth is 11.2 kilometers / second.

STEP 1

The first step is always to write out the data. Look up the data for the mass and radius of the Earth and Mars, and write these numbers down. When you finish that, click here to move on to Step 2.

Updated 8/27/99

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