Escape velocity is the minimum speed an object must reach to break free from the gravitational pull of a celestial body without any additional propulsion. It depends on the mass and radius of the celestial body, and is independent of the mass of the object attempting to escape.

Escape Velocity

Escape velocity

minimum speed

Gravitational pull is the attractive force exerted by a massive object on another object due to their masses and the distance between them, as described by Newton's law of universal gravitation. This force is responsible for the orbits of planets, the tides on Earth, and the structure of the universe on a large scale.

gravitational pull

celestial body

additional propulsion

Mass of the celestial body

radius of the celestial body

mass of the object

attempting to escape

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