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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A significant fraction of their water content can emerge from the explosion at a speed below the escape velocity of Mercury.
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As the radius of the star is reduced the escape velocity increases until eventually it reaches the velocity of light.
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As the star shrank, the gravitational field at the surface would become stronger and the escape velocity would increase.
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Even modest-sized impactors can blast atmospheric gases off of Mars at speeds above escape velocity .
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In fact, it is traveling well above escape velocity .
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Jupiter is a very massive planet, and its escape velocity is correspondingly high.
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Some of the gases from the explosion and fireball may reach escape velocity .
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This critical speed is called the escape velocity .