Kepler-10c is another exoplanet orbiting another star. It has a mass that isapproximately 17.0 times the mass of the Earth. It has a radius that is approximately2.4 times the that of the Earth.Stats for the Earth (Given):MEarth = 6×1024[kg].REarth = 6.4×106[m].Question: What is the escape velocity of an object sitting on the surface ofKepler-10c ? Round to the nearest [km/s]30 [km/s]24 [km/s]20 [km/s]18 [km/s]16 [km/s]14 [km/s]11 [km/s]None of the answers is even close to correct

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Kepler-10c is another exoplanet orbiting another star. It has a mass that is
approximately 17.0 times the mass of the Earth. It has a radius that is approximately
2.4 times the that of the Earth.
Stats for the Earth (Given):
MEarth = 6×1024[kg].
REarth = 6.4×106[m].
Question: What is the escape velocity of an object sitting on the surface of
Kepler-10c ? Round to the nearest [km/s]
30 [km/s]
24 [km/s]
20 [km/s]
18 [km/s]
16 [km/s]
14 [km/s]
11 [km/s]
None of the answers is even close to correct

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