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A rocket must have a certain escape velocity \( \class{red}{v_3} \) (third cosmic velocity) to leave the solar system from Earth. The earth has the mass \( \class{brown}{M_{\text p}} \), the radius \( R_{\text p} \) and the mean distance \( R \) to the sun. The sun, which has a large influence on the escape velocity, has mass \( \class{brown}{M_{\text s}} \).
