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No - because as they approach, Earth's gravitational field accelerates it. Escape velocity is the velocity needed to reach an unbounded height from the surface
by vikingerik 4y ago
No - because as they approach, Earth's gravitational field accelerates it.
Escape velocity is the velocity needed to reach an unbounded height from the surface, so reverse that timewise and any object free-falling towards Earth will have escape velocity upon reaching it.