A planet orbiting a distant star has radius 3.24 10 6 m. The escape speed for
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A planet orbiting a distant star has radius 3.24 × 106 m. The escape speed for an object launched from this planet’s surface is 7.65 × 103 m/s. What is the acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the planet?
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