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MidnightAdventurer t1_j33znr5 wrote

If you're starting from rest and falling towards a planet, then you will accelerate faster until you hit. Remember that gravity gets lower the further away you are and eventually you will be far enough away that the planet's pull on you isn't relevant anymore - escape velocity is how fast you would accelerate to if you started at the point where you are only just falling towards the planet (simplifying a lot but close enough)

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