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A naive first calculation The formulas for orbital velocity and escape velocity are $$v_o=\sqrt{\frac{GM}{r}},\quad v_e=\sqrt{\frac{2GM}{r}}$$ I get $v_o=9.6\text{ km/s}$ for Saturn. For this to e...
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A naive first calculation The formulas for orbital velocity and escape velocity are $$v_o=\sqrt{\frac{GM}{r}},\quad v_e=\sqrt{\frac{2GM}{r}}$$ I get $v_o=9.6\text{ km/s}$ for Saturn. For this to e...