escape velocity disadvantaged
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Explanation:
escape velocity, since it’s just enough speed to escape the gravitational pull of the Earth.
But why is the escape velocity the same, no matter the mass of the object? The reason is that mass and escape velocity are not related. For example, say you wanted to drive 100 km in an hour. It would not matter if you were driving a tiny car or a big transport truck. You would still need to drive at a speed of 100 km/h to reach this goal.
So what exactly is the escape velocity from the surface of the Earth? It is a whopping 11.2 km/s (kilometres per second). That’s more than 40 000 km/h. At that speed, you could travel from the North Pole to the South Pole in about 21 minutes!
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If you fail to reach escape velocity from the earth, you won't break free of its gravitational well, in other words, you will keep orbiting the center of mass of the earth. If the path of your orbit intersects the surface of the earth, then you will, you know, crash.