Earth’s escape speed at the surface is

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Problem

Earth’s escape speed at the surface is 11.2 km s−111.2\,\text{km\,s}^{-1}. The mass of Mars is 0.110.11 times Earth’s mass and its radius is 0.530.53 times Earth’s radius. Calculate the escape speed on the surface of Mars (answer to two significant figures).

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